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St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Victoria Cooper

location_onBury St Edmunds, IP33 3BJ

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Ofsted

Serious Weaknesses

Inspected 2023

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Students

230

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Expected Standard

43%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Bury St Edmunds, serving ages 5-11. Ranks in the top 84% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Edmundsbury Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 230 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 43% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #203 of 249 primaries in Suffolk and #13,568 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Serious Weaknesses. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Good, and leadership and management Inadequate.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 18.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 27.3%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 2.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading71% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

27%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading53% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing63% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths37% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.4

Read

LA 0.0

-5.7 to -1.0

-0.7

Write

LA -0.4

-2.9 to 1.6

-5.3

Maths

LA -0.6

-7.5 to -3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading74% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths74% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.6

-4.4 to -0.3

-2.3

Write

LA -0.7

-4.2 to -0.4

-3.3

Maths

LA -1.1

-5.1 to -1.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

33%

LA 60%

Reading62% LA 73%

Writing52% LA 74%

Maths33% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.4

-4.5 to 0.7

-3.7

Write

LA -0.5

-6.2 to -1.2

-6.4

Maths

LA -1.0

-8.8 to -4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 August 2024

Inspection Report

27 March 2024

Inspection Report

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10 May 2023

Inspection Report

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17 November 2020

Inspection Report

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30 November 2017

Inspection Report

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07 March 2013

Inspection Report

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01 February 2011

Inspection Report

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22 September 2010

Inspection Report

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24 March 2010

Inspection Report

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19 October 2006

Inspection Report

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08 May 2001

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-05-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Good

Leadership

Inadequate

2017-11-30

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2013-03-07

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2011-02-01

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 201 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	201	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	203	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	198	17	8.6%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	229	7	3.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	230	18	7.8%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	237	12	5.1%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	259	23	8.9%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	250	8	3.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	254	7	2.8%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	267	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	262	1	0.4%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	271	8	3.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	283	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	283	5	1.8%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	272	12	4.4%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	279	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	270	10	3.7%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	269	13	4.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	279	4	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	274	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	267	4	1.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	266	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	270	1	0.4%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Parent View on Pastoral Care

Results from the official Ofsted Parent View survey, reflecting direct parent sentiment regarding the school environment.

My child is happy at this school.

73.0%Positive

My child feels safe at this school.

86.0%Positive

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

32.0%Positive

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The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

strongly agree27%

agree49%

disagree8%

strongly disagree5%

don't know11%

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

strongly agree46%

agree30%

disagree22%

don't know3%

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

strongly agree30%

agree27%

disagree24%

strongly disagree5%

don't know5%

not applicable8%

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

yes27%

no73%

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

strongly agree20%

agree30%

disagree40%

strongly disagree10%

The school has high expectations for my child.

strongly agree19%

agree38%

disagree32%

strongly disagree5%

don't know5%

My child does well at this school.

strongly agree32%

agree41%

disagree16%

strongly disagree8%

don't know3%

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

strongly agree32%

agree32%

disagree27%

strongly disagree8%

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

strongly agree30%

agree43%

disagree8%

strongly disagree11%

don't know8%

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

strongly agree46%

agree38%

disagree5%

strongly disagree8%

don't know3%

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

strongly agree27%

agree35%

disagree22%

strongly disagree11%

don't know5%

I would recommend this school to another parent.

yes59%

no41%

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School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Parent View on Pastoral Care

My child is happy at this school.

My child feels safe at this school.

My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.

The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.

The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.

When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly

Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?

My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.

The school has high expectations for my child.

My child does well at this school.

The school lets me know how my child is doing.

There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.

My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.

The school supports my child's wider personal development.

I would recommend this school to another parent.

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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