Primary school in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk
Stanton Primary School
Upthorpe Road, Stanton, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP31 2AW
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 9 May 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 218
- Places
- 234
- How full
- 93% full — 218 of 234 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 107 / 111
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for West Suffolk 005E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 21%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 63%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 16%
- Adults economically inactive
- 51%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- EASTERN EDUCATION GROUP TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Liz Bonnelykke
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Ward
- Stanton
- Constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- URN
- 152030
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bardwell Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 43% | 1.8 mi |
| Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 50% | 2.2 mi |
| Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2023 | 56% | 2.4 mi |
| Ixworth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 40% | 2.7 mi |
| Honington Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2021 | — | 3.6 mi |
| Hopton Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 3.9 mi |
| Norton CEVC Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 83% | 4.6 mi |
| Thurston Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 59% | 4.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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