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St Mary's Church of England Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Trinity Avenue, Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds IP28 7LR · smpsac.org · 01638 713317
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 31%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suffolk 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 414
- 99% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.6%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 51 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 52 | 51 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 56 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 60 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 49 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 58 | 1 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 31% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Suffolk it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼31% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼99 | 106 | ||
| ▼98 | 105 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Mary's Church of England Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 22 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 22 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Mar 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jul 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (107 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 107
- 26% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 37% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (27%) with SEND