Bury St Edmunds County High SchoolSt Benedict's Catholic School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bury St Edmunds.
Summary of the comparison
Bury St Edmunds County High School and St Benedict's Catholic School are secondary schools in Bury St Edmunds.
Bury St Edmunds County High School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Benedict's Catholic School scores 65 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Benedict's Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.
Bury St Edmunds County High School was judged the expected standard and St Benedict's Catholic School was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 49.8 for Bury St Edmunds County High School and 49.8 for St Benedict's Catholic School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at Bury St Edmunds County High School (49.9 in 2021-22, 49.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Benedict's Catholic School (53.2 in 2022-23, 49.8 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | Bury St EdmundsBury St Edmunds County High School | Bury St EdmundsSt Benedict's Catholic School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C59/100 | C65/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 13th of 43 in Suffolk | 4th of 43 in Suffolk Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 739 | 976 | |
| Capacity | 1,020 | 852 | |
| Location | Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RF | Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 49.8 | 49.8 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53.0% Stronger figure | 49.7% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 69.6% | 71.7% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 58.3% Stronger figure | 54.7% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.64 Stronger figure | 4.60 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 168 | 159 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 17 2023-24 | 81 2024-25 | |
| A-level average points | 41.1 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 34.4 | 35.8 2024-25 · England 35.0 | |
| A-level average grade | B 2023-24 | B- 2024-25 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 41.2 Stronger figure2023-24 · England 35.1 | 35.7 2024-25 · England 35.8 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 17.6% Stronger figure2023-24 · England 17.1% | 14.7% 2024-25 · England 17.5% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 739 | 976 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 24.6% | 12.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 10.0% | 24.3% | |
| SEN support | 16.1% | 14.0% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.2% | 2.7% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.5% | 7.2% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 27.2% | 17.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Bury St Edmunds County High School
St Benedict's Catholic School
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