# St Mary's Church of England Academy

St Mary's Church of England Academy is a primary school in West Suffolk, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 414 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E137419. [West Suffolk](https://openindex.co.uk/west-suffolk)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 414
- Council: West Suffolk
- URN: 137419

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), May 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 22 May 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- 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, 31% of pupils at St Mary's Church of England 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 | 31% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98 | 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.

- [Great Heath Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-heath-academy-e142027): 490 m. Primary. Good (overall), January 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Mildenhall College Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mildenhall-college-academy-e139867): 1.1 km. Secondary. School remains Good, May 2024. Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [On Track Education Mildenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/school/on-track-education-mildenhall-e127003): 1.2 km. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file

## 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/137419)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137419)

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