Sexton's Manor Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk·IP33 3HG
Composite score
17.6
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National rank
#1660
In East of England
#229
In Suffolk
Top 98%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
27%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
98.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
96.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
18 first choices, 18 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
40
any preference, for 18 places

Every child who put Sexton's Manor Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
175
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
23.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
7.4%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.9%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
15.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£7,420
Typical primary: £6,960

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About Sexton's Manor Primary School

Sexton's Manor Primary School is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 175 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. 27% 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 26.0 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 98 in reading and 96 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Sexton's Manor Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 18 Reception places. There are about 15.8 pupils per teacher. Sexton's Manor Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.

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