St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Maria Kemble
- Diocese
- Diocese of East Anglia
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 443
- URN
- 124764
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01284755141
About this school
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 443 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 November 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 64 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 58% | 61% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 84% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 73% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Edmund's Catholic 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 | 58% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 437 |
| 2023/24 | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Edmund's Catholic Primary School compares
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranked 193rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 4.7% | 12.9% | 443 | — |
| Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School | 69% | 4% | 13.3% | 328 | 0.2 miles |
| Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery | 39% | 6.2% | 29.5% | 301 | 0.4 miles |
| Hardwick Primary School | 35% | 5.6% | 25.2% | 190 | 0.6 miles |
| St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy | 25% | 5.3% | 27.6% | 168 | 0.8 miles |
| Sebert Wood Community Primary School | 68% | 5.1% | 9.5% | 374 | 1.1 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)
- 12.9%
- English as an additional language
- 40.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 11.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Westgate Community Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
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Hardwick Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
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St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
-
Sebert Wood Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranks 19th of the 26 ranked primary 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 ages does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Who is the executive headteacher of St Edmund's Catholic Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is Mrs Maria Kemble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Edmund's Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Edmund's Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Edmund's Catholic Primary School?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School has 443 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School full?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 443 on roll (105%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of East Anglia.
- What SEN provision does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 58% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Edmund's Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School ranked 193rd of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Edmund's Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Edmund's Catholic 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 30 June 2026.