St Mary's Church of England Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvementAcademy converter · Primary
Bury St Edmunds · IP28 7LR · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS247%
- Absence6.2%
- FSM19.6%
- Demand1.02
0.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 142027
Great Heath Academy
Academy sponsor led · Bury St Edmunds · IP28 7PT
Ages 3–11 · 438 pupils · Suffolk
Ofsted
Good
KS2 expected (RWM)
43%
Overall absence
5.0%
Admissions demand
0.94 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2024-01-23
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 102.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.6%
Unauthorised2.4%
- Authorised absence
- 2.7%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 447
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for primary 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
0.94 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
46
Places offered
49
1st-preference offers
46
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 96
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 49
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 0
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 fill104%
438 pupils · 420 places
- Pupils on roll
- 438
- Boys / girls
- 210 / 228
- School capacity
- 420
- Capacity fill
- 438 / 420 (104%)
- Free school meals
- 22.5%
- FSM pupils
- 95
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 3–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- Headteacher
- Emily Mitchinson
Location
- Address
- Girton Close, Mildenhall
- Postcode
- IP28 7PT
- Town
- Bury St Edmunds
- County
- Suffolk
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- 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 sponsor led (primary), Ages 3–11, in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, 438 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 22.5%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Beck Row Primary Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bury St Edmunds · IP28 8AE · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS256%
- Absence6.1%
- FSM22.6%
- Demand1.00
1.6 miles away
West Row Academy
Ofsted: Expected standardAcademy sponsor led · Primary
Bury St. Edmunds · IP28 8NY · Suffolk
Ages 4–11
- KS263%
- Absence5.1%
- FSM18.8%
- Demand0.89
2.5 miles away
The Pines Primary School
Ofsted: GoodFree schools · Primary
Bury St. Edmunds · IP28 8WL · Suffolk
Ages 3–11
- KS241%
- Absence4.3%
- FSM5.2%
- Demand1.50
2.9 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Emily Mitchinson
- Telephone
- 01638713430