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Beccles Primary Academy

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

personMrs Heather Thorne

corporate_fareREACH2 ACADEMY TRUST

location_onBeccles, NR34 7AB

language Visit Website phone 1502713281

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

185

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Beccles Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Beccles, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beccles Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Beccles, Suffolk, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 149 pupils on roll, of whom 48% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #136 of 225 primaries in Suffolk and #10,062 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 57%

Reading71% LA 73%

Writing63% LA 68%

Maths67% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing71% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths70% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-2.5 to 2.0

1.0

Write

LA -0.4

-1.2 to 3.1

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.6

-2.8 to 1.4

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading69% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.6

-1.0 to 3.0

2.2

Write

LA -0.7

0.3 to 4.1

0.1

Maths

LA -1.1

-1.7 to 1.9

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 60%

Reading64% LA 73%

Writing67% LA 74%

Maths79% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 2.2

0.7

Write

LA -0.5

-1.3 to 2.7

0.4

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.5 to 2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 May 2022

Inspection Report

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13 June 2018

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-18

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2018-06-13

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-11-28

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

4.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

2.0%(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 149 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.0%, 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)	149	6	4.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	145	9	6.2%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	181	11	6.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	178	6	3.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	172	11	6.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	186	15	8.1%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	185	5	2.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	180	6	3.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	2	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	203	3	1.5%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	198	5	2.5%	0.5%	1
2020/21 (Summer term)	217	7	3.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	202	1	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	198	7	3.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	229	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	229	8	3.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	223	5	2.2%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	247	1	0.4%	0.4%	1
2018/19 (Spring term)	244	7	2.9%	0.5%	1
2018/19 (Autumn term)	247	9	3.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	269	8	3.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	255	13	5.1%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	279	2	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	273	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	266	2	0.8%	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.

Specific Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

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Beccles Primary Academy

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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