Summary

School name
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Address
Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QG
School type
Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
Age range
3 to 11
Size
443 pupils enrolled
Website address
https://www.stedmundsandstjosephs.com/ (opens in new tab)

About St Edmund's Catholic Primary School

St Edmund’s is a primary school of approximately 400 children aged from 4 to 11. Each year has 2 parallel classes. It serves the Catholic community of Bury St Edmunds, Stowmarket, Diss, Thetford and Brandon and the surrounding villages. Children and families from other faith communities or none are warmly welcomed to the school.

St Edmund’s opened in 1882. Since then it has been added to and refurbished. The library and a teaching block were completed in August 2000. The year 5 and 6 block were completed in 2015. The school enjoys beautiful grounds which are used to enhance the children’s learning.

The school accommodates St Edmund’s Catholic Pre-school and Sunshine Club in a purpose built unit providing pre-school education, before and after school care for children age 3 to 11years.

At St Edmund’s we seek to provide access to a broad and balanced curriculum within a community which aims to:
- Remember we are all loved individually and uniquely by God.
- Place Love, Justice and Compassion at the centre of our school.
- Grow closer to God through the development of our Faith.

Through the practical application of these aims, we are proud of the excellent academic success our pupils enjoy. During their time at St Edmund’s we work hard to ensure that each child grows in self-confidence and self-discipline, learns to care for those around them as well as their environment.

St Edmund's is Federated with St Joseph's Catholic Primary in Sudbury and the schools work closely together. Maria Kemble is the executive Head Teacher presiding over the schools. In addition, each school has a Head of school and a single governing body. The two schools share their resources, specialist teachers and subject leaders.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Location and map

Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1QG

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