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St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QG

Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Latest data: 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 9 November 2022.

School history and status

Continues from St Edmund's Catholic Primary School (URN 124764) since 1 November 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
43.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
3.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
77.0%
Writing (Expected)
49.0%
Maths (Expected)
77.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
78.0%
Reading avg scaled score
107.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
105.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
107.0
Cohort Size
65

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
442
Capacity
420 (0% full)
SEND
22.4%
FSM Eligible
12.9%
EAL
40.3%
SEN with EHC Plan
8.6%
SEN Support
13.8%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
17.1:1
Teachers (FTE)
35.0
Budget per Pupil
£7,292/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
11.5% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 50.7%
  • White Other: 21.1%
  • Mixed Other: 6.6%
  • Asian Indian: 5.2%
  • Other: 5.2%
  • Black African: 3.4%
  • Asian Other: 3.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%

50.7%

White British

21.1%

White Other

6.6%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Westgate Street

Bury St Edmunds, East of England

Administrative

URN
152143
UKPRN
10099148
Establishment No.
3311
Trust
OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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