Risby Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Aylmer Close, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6RT
203 pupils · 97% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 7.4%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 29 November 2022, published 7 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 54% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 29 | 30 | 64 | 29 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 24 | 23 | 61 | 24 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 35 | 74 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 30 | 28 | 69 | 30 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 30 | 66 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 26 | 64 | 29 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 35 | 57 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 27 | 63 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Sexton's Manor Primary School 3.9 km · No Ofsted rating
- Howard Community Academy 4 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 4.4 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Tollgate Primary School 4.9 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- St Edmundsbury CofE Primary Academy 5 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Ickworth Park Primary School 5.5 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.