# St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy

St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy is a primary school in West Suffolk, for pupils aged 5 to 11.

It had 168 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E151165. [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 5 to 11
- Pupils: 168
- Council: West Suffolk
- URN: 151165

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), March 2024, before the school changed
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 27 March 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 25% of pupils at St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Suffolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [West Suffolk College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-suffolk-college-e130818): 160 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [King Edward VI CEVC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-cevc-school-e124856): 190 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, October 2024. Attainment 8 of 42.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Abbeygate Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbeygate-sixth-form-college-e147063): 240 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Bury St Edmunds County High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bury-st-edmunds-county-high-school-e136990): 780 m. Secondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional)
- [St Benedict's Catholic School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benedicts-catholic-school-e149285): 960 m. Secondary. Standards maintained, June 2025. Attainment 8 of 51.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westgate-community-primary-school-and-nursery-e124552): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/151165)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/151165)

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