Stanton Community Primary School
Upthorpe Road, Stanton, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2AW
This school is closed (it closed in August 2025).
It was replaced by Stanton Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Liz Bonnelykke
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 124547
- Local authority
- Suffolk
About this school
Stanton Community Primary School was a community primary school in Bury St. Edmunds. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Stanton Community Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 25 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 56% | 74% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 8% | 15% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 80% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 64% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 84% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Stanton Community Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 74% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stanton Community Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 76% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 74% | 5.3% | 21.1% | 205 | — |
| Stanton Primary School | — | — | — | 218 | 0.0 miles |
| Bardwell Church of England Primary School | 43% | 3.4% | 18.6% | 54 | 1.8 miles |
| Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 50% | 3.5% | 14.9% | 70 | 2.2 miles |
| Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 56% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 117 | 2.4 miles |
| Ixworth Church of England Primary School | 40% | 8.1% | 26.1% | 163 | 2.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.11%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 11.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stanton Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
-
Bardwell Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Ixworth Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
Other schools in Bury St. Edmunds
- Great Whelnetham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Ixworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rougham Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Stanton Primary School Primary
- The Pines Primary School Primary
- Thurston Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- West Row Academy Primary
- Sybil Andrews Academy Secondary
- Riverwalk School Academies
- Sir Peter Hall School Free Schools
- The Albany Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Stanton Community Primary School teach?
- Stanton Community Primary School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Bury St. Edmunds.
- Has Stanton Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Stanton Community Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Stanton Community Primary School?
- Stanton Community Primary School had 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Stanton Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 74% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Stanton Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stanton Community Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 August 2025.