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Catholic schools in and near Bury St Edmunds

All 2 Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds, and the nearest just outside.

2 schools in Bury St Edmunds

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  1. St Benedict's Catholic School

    Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH · Academy · Secondary · Ages 11 to 18

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a sixth form

    Results close to the Bury St Edmunds catholic schools average.

    239 first choices, 167 offers made

    Typical GCSE gradeGrade 5

    Bury St Edmunds catholic schools Grade 5England Grade 5

    Days missed a year
    About 14Bury St Edmunds catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    968
    View school St Benedict's Catholic School
  2. St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

    Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QG · State · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results close to the Bury St Edmunds catholic schools average, low absence.

    51 first choices, 53 offers made

    Ready for secondary school43%

    Bury St Edmunds catholic schools 43%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 9Bury St Edmunds catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    443
    View school St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

Just outside Bury St Edmunds

The nearest ones, measured from the middle of Bury St Edmunds.

  1. St Louis Catholic Academy

    13.1 miles from Bury St Edmunds · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good or better
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results well above the Bury St Edmunds catholic schools average, low absence.

    38 first choices, 39 offers made

    Ready for secondary school64%

    Bury St Edmunds catholic schools 43%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 7Bury St Edmunds catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    300
    View school St Louis Catholic Academy
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    14.1 miles from Bury St Edmunds · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic

    Results well above the Bury St Edmunds catholic schools average.

    19 first choices, 22 offers made

    Ready for secondary school73%

    Bury St Edmunds catholic schools 43%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 10Bury St Edmunds catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    137
    View school St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
  3. St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill

    16.8 miles from Bury St Edmunds · Academy · Primary · Ages 3 to 11

    • Ofsted:Good
    • Catholic
    • Has a nursery

    Results close to the Bury St Edmunds catholic schools average, low absence.

    18 first choices, 23 offers made

    Ready for secondary school45%

    Bury St Edmunds catholic schools 43%England 62%

    Days missed a year
    About 8Bury St Edmunds catholic schools about 12
    Pupils
    217
    View school St Felix Roman Catholic Primary School, Haverhill
The big picture

How Bury St Edmunds's Catholic schools spread out

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Ofsted grades in Bury St Edmunds

The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded.

  • Outstanding: 0 of 2
  • Good: 2 of 2
  • Requires improvement: 0 of 2
  • Inadequate: 0 of 2
Before you apply

Four things worth knowing in Bury St Edmunds

  1. Half or more are faith schools.

    4 of the 2 Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.

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About these schools

Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds, explained

There are 2 Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds, teaching 1,411 children. 0 are run by the council and 2 are academies or free schools.

100% of the schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 0 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.

43.0% of pupils in Bury St Edmunds catholic schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England.

11.0% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,274 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 15.3% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.

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Questions

Questions parents ask

How many Catholic schools are in Bury St Edmunds?
There are 2 Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds?
The highest-ranked Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds on Eduscope are St Benedict's Catholic School and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How are Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
What is the average class size in Bury St Edmunds Catholic schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across Catholic schools in Bury St Edmunds is 17:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.

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