St Mary's Church of England Academy

School overview

St Mary's Church of England Academy is a primary school serving Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. It has 405 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Mary's Church of England Academy 'Requires improvement'. 31% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 16.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 99 in reading and 98 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Mary's Church of England Academy their first choice was offered one of its 52 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 6.2%. There are about 27.7 pupils per teacher. If you are considering St Mary's Church of England Academy, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.