St Benedict's Catholic School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Secondary
Bury St Edmunds · IP32 6RH · Suffolk
Ages 11–18
- Att851.1
- P80.2
- EM5+55%
- Absence8.2%
0.1 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Expected standardURN 136990
Bury St Edmunds County High School
Academy converter · Bury St Edmunds · IP32 6RF
Ages 11–16 · 657 pupils · Suffolk
Ofsted
Expected standard
Attainment 8
46.2
Overall absence
10.8%
Admissions demand
0.64 · Often has places
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Expected standard
Inspection date
2026-05-19
- AchievementExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingStrong standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
Safeguarding standards: Met
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.09
−20+2
Attainment 846.2
English & maths grade 5+46%
English & maths grade 4+70%
EBacc entry62%
EBacc APS: 4.3
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence10.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.5%
Unauthorised4.9%
- Authorised absence
- 5.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 6.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 895
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.64 · Often has places
1st preferences
47
Places offered
87
1st-preference offers
47
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 175
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 73
- Applications from outside LA
- 0
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill64%
657 pupils · 1,020 places
- Pupils on roll
- 657
- Boys / girls
- 330 / 327
- School capacity
- 1,020
- Capacity fill
- 657 / 1,020 (64%)
- Free school meals
- 26.1%
- FSM pupils
- 171
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Academy trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- Headteacher
- Ms Sally Kennedy
Location
- Address
- Beetons Way
- Postcode
- IP32 6RF
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- County
- Suffolk
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 657 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 26.1%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
King Edward VI CEVC School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedVoluntary controlled school · Secondary
Bury St Edmunds · IP33 3BH · Suffolk
Ages 11–16
- Att842.9
- P8-0.1
- EM5+39%
- Absence9.5%
0.4 miles away
Sybil Andrews Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Bury St. Edmunds · IP32 7QB · Suffolk
Ages 11–16
- Att847.5
- P80.1
- EM5+49%
- Absence7.7%
2.5 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Ms Sally Kennedy
- Telephone
- 01284754857