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St Mary's Church of England Academy

West Suffolk, IP28 7LRPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
May 2024
KS2 Results
47%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
53 1st-choice / 56 places
Ranking
#11,437
of 13,686 nationally

About St Mary's Church of England Academy

Parents considering St Mary’s Church of England Academy will want to know that it is a popular school, with 96 applications for 56 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1. 71. Of those, 53 families put it as their first preference, and 53 first-preference offers were made. That level of demand suggests the school has a strong local reputation, even though its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024 rated overall effectiveness as Requires Improvement. The parent view data isn’t available here, but the oversubscription figures alone tell you that many families in West Suffolk actively choose this school. It’s a state primary for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with a Church of England character, and the headteacher is Roxanne Rutter. The school has 405 pupils on roll against a capacity of 420, so it is running very close to full.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressTrinity Avenue, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, IP28 7LR
HeadteacherRoxanne Rutter
Local AuthoritySuffolk
Number of Pupils405
Free School Meals (FSM)20.0%
School Capacity405 / 420 (96% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

22 May 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

Source: Ofsted, 30 Jun 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:20

Source: smpsac.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About St Mary's Church of England Academy

St Mary's Church of England Academy has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.