St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley
Elmham Road, Beetley, Dereham, NR20 4BW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tanya Treavett
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 156
- URN
- 121011
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01362860114
About this school
St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley is a community primary school in Dereham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 156 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 19 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 21% | 28% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 63% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 45% | 63% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 42% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 99.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 21% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 28% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 181 |
| 2023/24 | 186 |
| 2024/25 | 171 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley compares
St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley ranked 256th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 28% | 4.7% | 20.5% | 156 | — |
| Swanton Morley VC Primary School | 21% | 5% | 20.2% | 174 | 2.2 miles |
| North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery | 33% | 7.9% | 33.3% | 60 | 2.4 miles |
| King's Park Infant School, Dereham | — | 5.7% | 38.3% | 37 | 2.6 miles |
| Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 5.6% | 34.5% | 180 | 2.7 miles |
| Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 20.8% | 415 | 2.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 10 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report28 April 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.47%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.68%
- Persistent absence
- 9.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Swanton Morley VC Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery2.4 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
King's Park Infant School, Dereham2.6 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy2.7 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Dereham
Other schools in Dereham
St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley ranks 10th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Dereham.
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School Primary
- Brisley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School Primary
- Foulsham Primary School Academy Primary
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hockering Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Primary
- Mattishall Primary School Primary
- North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Primary
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley teach?
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Dereham.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley is Mrs Tanya Treavett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley?
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley has 156 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley full?
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley has capacity for 210 pupils and 156 on roll (74%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley a faith school?
- No. St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley has no designated religious character.
- Does St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 28% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley rank locally?
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley ranked 256th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 6% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley's absence rate?
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.