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EnglandEast of EnglandWest SuffolkIP33 1QGSt Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

Primary

West Suffolk · Bury St Edmunds · IP33 1QG https://www.stedmundsandstjosephs.com/

Pupils
442
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
442
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
43%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
442
Pupils · 2024/25
40%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 09/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio18.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Edmund's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
43%
-18pp
63%53%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 43%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
9%5%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
77%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
49%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
77%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
105.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
442
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
40%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QG
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2543%3%77%38%49%3%77%23%85%78%107.0105.0107.022%442
2023/2461%0%84%42%66%0%73%22%89%83%108.0104.0108.026%442
2022/2358%4%77%44%70%5%77%19%84%84%106.0104.0107.0+2.30-0.50+0.0027%437
2018/1963%6%81%42%66%6%85%39%69%79%108.0107.0108.0+0.30-5.60-1.204%387
2017/1856%9%71%24%69%16%75%25%84%80%104.0105.0106.0-2.60-4.20-2.403%384
2016/1753%11%70%28%72%28%65%11%82%84%105.0102.0107.0-1.00-1.00-4.003%388

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544217.522%40%13%5%11%
2023/2444218.026%38%14%6%14%
2022/2343717.527%38%16%5%13%
2021/2240219.97%43%14%6%16%
2020/2138017.49%43%11%
2018/1938720.64%26%10%4%7%
2017/1838417.33%30%9%3%4%
2016/1738819.93%36%9%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.