St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a converter academy in Bury St Edmunds for boys and girls aged 3 to 11.
Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QG01284 755141stedmundsandstjosephs.comMrs Maria Kemble executive headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet. That is normal for a school that opened in 2026: new schools usually get their first inspection within three years.
Results
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025
65 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2019† | 2018† | 2017† | Suffolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 65 | 64 | 57 | 62 | 55 | 57 | – | – |
| Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 61% | 58% | 63% | 56% | 53% | 60% | 63% |
| Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% | 6% | 9% | 11% | 7% | 8% |
| Reading scoreReading average scaled score | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.2 | 105.6 |
| Maths scoreMaths average scaled score | 105.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 | 102.0 | 103.7 | 104.6 |
| Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 | 103.8 | 105.2 |
| Expected level: readingReading expected standard | 77% | 84% | 77% | 81% | 71% | 70% | – | – |
| Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard | 77% | 73% | 77% | 85% | 75% | 65% | – | – |
| Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed) | 49% | 66% | 70% | 66% | 69% | 72% | – | – |
| Reading progressReading progress score | – | – | +2.3 | +0.3 | -2.6 | -1.0 | – | – |
| Maths progressMaths progress score | – | – | +0.0 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -4.0 | – | – |
| Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged | 10% | 33% | 33% | 50% | – | 56% | – | – |
| Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged | 49% | 65% | 63% | 65% | – | 52% | – | – |
There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.
† These results are for St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. 2 of the 4 gaps are smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At the end of primary school, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published. As a Roman Catholic school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Suffolk council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 30 pupils, for moderate learning difficulties.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Suffolk with moderate learning difficulties provision.
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25† | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.2% | 2.0% | 4.0% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 3.5% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 3.1% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.9% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 11.5% | 14.0% | 12.7% | 16.1% | 2.0% | 6.7% | 12.8% |
† These attendance figures are for St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, the school this one replaced in September 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Money
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School | Council | 250 m | 328 | No overall grade 2025 | 82 | Compare |
| Learning Support, Western Area Education Office | Miscellaneous | 590 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery | Council | 710 m | 301 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Hardwick Primary School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 190 | Good 2024 | 18 | Compare |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 168 | Requires improvement 2024 | 1 | Compare |
| Sebert Wood Community Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 374 | Good 2023 | 53 | Compare |
| Sexton's Manor Primary School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 165 | Not inspected | 1 | Compare |
| Tollgate Primary School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 437 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score St Edmund's Catholic Primary School yet.
How good are St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's SATs results?
In summer 2025, 43% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 3% went further and reached the higher level.
How many pupils does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School have?
The number of pupils is not published.
What is attendance like at St Edmund's Catholic Primary School?
Pupils were in school 95.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 11% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for moderate learning difficulties. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QG
- Telephone
- 01284 755141
- Website
- www.stedmundsandstjosephs.com
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Maria Kemble
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic, Diocese of East Anglia
- Multi-academy trust
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Multi Academy Trust (11 schools)
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Abbeygate
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2026 (academy converter)
- URN
- 152143 · LAESTAB 9353311 · UKPRN 10099148
- Formerly
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2024/25.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.