Primary school

St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Suffolk
  • IP33 3BJ
Ofsted Requires improvement · inspected Mar 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,813 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 99%

Top % in England, by year
2016/17: top 77%77%2017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 72%72% · 2018/192022/23: top 98%2023/24: top 88%2024/25: top 99%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM25% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · East of England 106Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score99 · East of England 105Small cohort: 24 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2016/17: 50% · 32 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 33% · 21 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 58% · 38 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 27% · 30 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 43% · 42 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 25% · 24 pupils · East of England 64%58%25%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2016/17: 13% · 32 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 0% · 21 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 8% · 38 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 5% · 42 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 0% · 24 pupils · East of England 7%13%0%No exams
Reading score
2016/17: 104 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 102 · 21 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 103 · 38 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 102 · 30 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 105 · 42 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 102 · 24 pupils · East of England 106105102No exams
Maths score
2016/17: 101 · 32 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 98 · 21 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 102 · 38 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 99 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 102 · 42 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 99 · 24 pupils · East of England 10510298No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
18 of 18 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1818
2nd50
3rd50

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2010Inadequateas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2013Goodas predecessor
  5. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2023Inadequateas predecessor
  7. 2024Requires improvementas predecessor

2 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Early years provision

3 weak areas

  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026168
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.6%
First language not English17.8%
SEN support22.4%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils12.9%

Girls 52.3%Boys 47.7%

53.3% full · 315 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.1
Pupils per adult8.0
  • Classroom teachers 8.9
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 10.6
  • Other support 7

Teachers 10.5 FTE · Whole workforce 28.1 · 45 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,316
Spend per pupil£7,799
Staff spend per pupil£6,184
Reserve per pupil£149
  • +£26,000revenue reserve
  • +£90,000in-year balance

Grants £7,851 · self-generated £333 · premises £351 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ELVEDEN SCHOOLS TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve −£64,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it