Stanton Primary School, Bury St. Edmunds

Stanton Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Stanton Community Primary School (URN 124547), 96% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 85% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

For September 2026 entry, 29 families put Stanton Primary School as their first choice and 42 named it as one of their preferences, for 29 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Stanton Primary School are Bardwell Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths); Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.2 miles, Good, 81% reading, 56% maths); Walsham-le-Willows Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 72% reading, 61% maths); and Ixworth Church of England Primary School (2.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 85% maths).

Stanton Primary School is one of 10 schools run by Eastern Education Group Trust, an academy trust.

2.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 53 pupils (24.3%) received SEN support and 28 (12.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

Stanton Primary School has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 35 places, 24 pupils on roll.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Stanton Primary School.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blackbourne Middle School (outside), 70 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 10 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).