Beccles Primary Academy
Ellough Road, Beccles, NR34 7AB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Clare Wells
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- REAch2 Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 148
- URN
- 142017
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502713281
About this school
Beccles Primary Academy is a primary academy in Beccles. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 148 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beccles Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 30 | 34 | 24 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 65% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 77% | 82% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 68% | 54% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - | - |
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 Beccles Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Suffolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 185 |
| 2023/24 | 178 |
| 2024/25 | 149 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beccles Primary Academy compares
Beccles Primary Academy ranked 169th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.3% | 48.2% | 148 | — |
| Ravensmere Infant School | — | 3.1% | 12.9% | 52 | 0.6 miles |
| The Albert Pye Community Primary School | 82% | 4.7% | 27.2% | 350 | 0.6 miles |
| Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 11.3% | 324 | 0.6 miles |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School | 38% | 9.6% | 32.9% | 69 | 0.9 miles |
| Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | 70% | 4.8% | 26.4% | 41 | 2.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.15%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 7.26%
- Persistent absence
- 21.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ravensmere Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
The Albert Pye Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
St Benet's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy2.2 miles
Primary · Beccles
Other schools in Beccles
Beccles Primary Academy ranks 7th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Beccles.
- Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School Primary
- Brampton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Glebeland Community Primary School Primary
- Ilketshall St Lawrence School Primary
- Ravensmere Infant School Primary
- Ringsfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Benet's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School Primary
- Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beccles High School Secondary
- Sir John Leman High School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Beccles Primary Academy teach?
- Beccles Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Beccles.
- Who is the headteacher of Beccles Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Beccles Primary Academy is Mrs Clare Wells, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beccles Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beccles Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Beccles Primary Academy?
- Beccles Primary Academy has 148 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beccles Primary Academy full?
- Beccles Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 148 on roll (35%), 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 Beccles Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Beccles Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Beccles Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beccles Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Beccles Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Beccles Primary Academy is part of REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beccles Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beccles Primary Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Beccles Primary Academy ranked 169th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beccles Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Beccles Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beccles Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beccles Primary Academy'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 2 July 2026.