The Albert Pye Community Primary School
Frederick's Road, Beccles, NR34 9UL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Ms Louise Creed
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Active Learning Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 143492
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01502713420
About this school
The Albert Pye Community Primary School is a primary academy in Beccles. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 350 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 74% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 7% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 88% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 84% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 69% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 The Albert Pye Community Primary School 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 | 57% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 398 |
| 2023/24 | 386 |
| 2024/25 | 375 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Albert Pye Community Primary School compares
The Albert Pye Community Primary School ranked 13th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.7% | 27.2% | 350 | — |
| Ravensmere Infant School | — | 3.1% | 12.9% | 52 | 0.0 miles |
| St Benet's Catholic Primary School | 38% | 9.6% | 32.9% | 69 | 0.3 miles |
| Beccles Primary Academy | 50% | 7.3% | 48.2% | 148 | 0.6 miles |
| Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 59% | 4.6% | 11.3% | 324 | 1.2 miles |
| Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy | 70% | 4.8% | 26.4% | 41 | 1.7 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)
- 27.16%
- English as an additional language
- 2.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 8.54%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Ravensmere Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
St Benet's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Beccles Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Beccles
-
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy1.7 miles
Primary · Beccles
Other schools in Beccles
The Albert Pye Community Primary School ranks 1st of the 9 ranked primary schools in Beccles.
- Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School Primary
- Beccles Primary Academy 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
- Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Beccles High School Secondary
- Sir John Leman High School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Albert Pye Community Primary School teach?
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Beccles.
- Who is the headteacher of The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Albert Pye Community Primary School is Ms Louise Creed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Albert Pye Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Albert Pye Community Primary School, 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 The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Albert Pye Community Primary School full?
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 350 on roll (97%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Albert Pye Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Albert Pye Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Albert Pye Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records The Albert Pye Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School is part of THE ACTIVE LEARNING TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Albert Pye Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Albert Pye Community Primary School rank locally?
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School ranked 13th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Albert Pye Community Primary School's absence rate?
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Albert Pye Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Albert Pye Community Primary School'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 10 July 2026.