St Benedict's Catholic School

Term dates

This school's own term dates broadly match Suffolk council's, so the council's dates are shown here. INSET days can differ, so check the school's calendar for those.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

Apply for a secondary school place on GOV.UK

How places are given: as a Roman Catholic school, it may give priority to children of that faith, then usually by distance. Check its admissions policy.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 239 families put this school as their first choice, and 167 places were offered. 165 of the families who put it first got a place (69%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• Stagecoach Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 4 June 2025: Standards maintained.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

968 (capacity 852)

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

Diocese

Diocese of East Anglia

Academy trust

OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

Phone

01284753512

Address

Beetons Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6RH

Website

st-benedicts.suffolk.sch.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports