St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Grove Road, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 3BJ
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Ms Kim Bramley
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 124762
- Local authority
- Suffolk
About this school
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Bury St Edmunds. It taught children aged 5 to 11 and had 203 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 42 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 37% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.40 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.70 | - |
| Maths progress | -5.30 | - |
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 St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 | 27% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 230 |
| 2023/24 | 203 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.6% | 28.6% | 203 | — |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy | 25% | 5.3% | 27.6% | 168 | 0.0 miles |
| Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery | 39% | 6.2% | 29.5% | 301 | 0.7 miles |
| Tollgate Primary School | 68% | 6.1% | 30.7% | 437 | 0.7 miles |
| Sexton's Manor Primary School | 27% | 5.4% | 23.9% | 165 | 0.8 miles |
| Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School | 69% | 4% | 13.3% | 328 | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.6%
- English as an additional language
- 14.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.6%
- Persistent absence
- 19.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
-
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
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Tollgate Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Sexton's Manor Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Primary
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beck Row Primary Academy Primary
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Heath Academy Primary
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primary
- Hardwick Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School teach?
- St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School taught children aged 5 to 11. It was a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Has St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 big is St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School?
- St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School had 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- How have St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided 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 2024.