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St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Tanya Treavett

location_onDereham, NR20 4BW

language Visit Website phone 1362860114

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

181

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Expected Standard

28%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley is a Community school primary school in Dereham, serving ages 4-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley is a community school in Dereham, Norfolk, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 171 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 28% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #257 of 265 primaries in Norfolk and #13,898 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Requires improvement.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

28%

LA 53%

Reading60% LA 69%

Writing28% LA 63%

Maths68% LA 66%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

21%

LA 49%England 61%

Reading63% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing21% LA 59% · Eng 72%

Maths63% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 49%England 60%

Reading69% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 61% · Eng 71%

Maths45% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.3

Read

LA -0.8

-2.7 to 2.1

1.3

Write

LA -1.7

-1.0 to 3.7

-4.2

Maths

LA -1.5

-6.4 to -1.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 58%England 65%

Reading77% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.0

Read

LA -0.9

-2.2 to 2.2

-3.6

Write

LA -1.1

-5.7 to -1.6

-1.2

Maths

LA -1.5

-3.2 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%

Reading80% LA 70%

Writing90% LA 73%

Maths77% LA 68%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA -0.8

-1.6 to 2.8

0.9

Write

LA -0.9

-1.2 to 3

0.5

Maths

LA -1.3

-1.5 to 2.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

10 October 2023

Inspection Report

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27 April 2022

Inspection Report

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03 November 2016

Inspection Report

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10 February 2015

Inspection Report

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19 November 2014

Inspection Report

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27 February 2013

Inspection Report

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22 November 2012

Inspection Report

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16 March 2010

Inspection Report

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11 October 2006

Inspection Report

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11 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-10-10

S5 Inspection EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Requires improvement

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-11-03

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-11-19

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.3%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.8%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 171 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.3%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	171	4	2.3%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	175	1	0.6%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	182	4	2.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	186	1	0.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	184	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	179	4	2.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	181	4	2.2%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	182	8	4.4%	0.6%	1
2021/22 (Summer term)	186	7	3.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	187	1	0.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	185	3	1.6%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	175	7	4.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	180	3	1.7%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	179	10	5.6%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	184	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	184	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	191	1	0.5%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	196	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	194	7	3.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	189	5	2.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	188	10	5.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	184	2	1.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	180	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	174	12	6.9%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	164	3	1.8%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham

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