# St Louis Catholic Academy

St Louis Catholic Academy is a primary school in West Suffolk, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 300 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E139448. [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 300
- Council: West Suffolk
- URN: 139448

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 11 February 2025
- Overall effectiveness: No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Good
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, 64% of pupils at St Louis Catholic Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Suffolk and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 64% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 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.

- [Fairstead House](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairstead-house-e124872): 140 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-newmarket-e146086): 690 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newmarket Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newmarket-academy-e140669): 770 m. Secondary. Good (overall), July 2023. Attainment 8 of 43.6 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Houldsworth Valley Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/houldsworth-valley-primary-academy-e143861): 940 m. Primary. Improved significantly, January 2025. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Paddocks Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/paddocks-primary-school-e124565): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2024. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ditton Lodge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ditton-lodge-primary-school-e144054): 1.4 km. Primary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 96% 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/139448)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139448)

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