Stanton Primary School
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds · IP31 2AW
Data updated
Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection
Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.
Inspected 9 May 2024
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
218 pupils · 93% of 234 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 18.3% of pupils (January 2026)
- Nursery
- Yes
- Website
- www.stantonprimarysch.co.uk
- URN
- 152030
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 29 families named it first for 29 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2026 entry went to 5.841 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 5 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2022 to 2026. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 9 May 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.6% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.00 first-choice applications per place29 places offered · 29 first-choice applications · roughly balanced
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 5.841 miles for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2026 entry) lived within 5.841 miles
measured in a straight line.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
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Special educational needs
Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.
- Speech, Language and Communication Needs
Provision type: SEN unit.
- SEN unit
- 24 of 35 places taken places may be available
Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 94% (Suffolk 76%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Suffolk 1%, England 2%) · Any other White background 1% (Suffolk 7%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Suffolk 1%, England 2%) · other groups together 2%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,047; 16.7% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 6/10around the middle for England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 21.2% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 24.3% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 26.8% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 25.3% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 40% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 64.5% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 12.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 22.7% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 26.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 5.6% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 12% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 16.2% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01030146 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £265,00077 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £244,000–£320,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 1a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 3a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 1a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
Nearby schools
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Ixworth High School
- Ixworth Church of England Primary School
- Honington Church of England Primary School
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
- Norton CEVC Primary School