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EnglandEast of EnglandWest SuffolkIP28 7LRSt Mary's Church of England Academy
Primary

St Mary's Church of England Academy

Primary

West Suffolk · Bury St Edmunds · IP28 7LR www.smpsac.org/

Pupils
405
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
405
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 22/05/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Church of England Academy · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
31%
-16pp
55%43%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
RWM higher standard
0%
-2pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
53%
Reading higher standard
15%
Writing expected standard
54%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
49%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
59%
SPAG expected standard
54%
SPAG higher standard
8%
Reading scaled score
99.0
Maths scaled score
98.0
GPS scaled score
100.0

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
405
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
25%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
Trinity Avenue, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 7LR
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
2024/2531%0%53%15%54%0%49%5%59%54%99.098.0100.025%405
2023/2447%2%62%12%64%5%59%12%83%67%101.0100.0101.028%404
2022/2330%0%57%18%37%0%48%12%62%48%102.0100.0100.0-1.90-7.10-3.4028%412
2018/1954%13%59%25%75%18%74%30%82%69%103.0104.0106.0-2.60-1.00-1.1022%417
2017/1855%10%65%20%75%20%65%20%85%67%102.0102.0104.0-2.40-0.40-1.608%415
2016/1752%3%62%19%64%3%79%24%81%78%102.0104.0105.0-2.40-3.40-0.207%417

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
2024/2540527.725%12%20%6%13%
2023/2440422.428%12%19%6%15%
2022/2341222.628%10%21%7%19%
2021/2241820.527%9%23%8%25%
2020/2141321.725%10%22%
2018/1941724.122%5%19%5%10%
2017/1841522.08%6%19%4%8%
2016/1741724.27%4%19%4%8%

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