Beck Row Primary Academy
The Street, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Charley Minter
- Sponsor
- Academy Transformation Trust
- Constituency
- West Suffolk
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 269
- Pupils on roll
- 243
- URN
- 144275
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01638713001
About this school
Beck Row Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bury St Edmunds. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 243 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beck Row 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. 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 28 | 18 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 56% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 67% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 46% | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 67% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.40 | - | - |
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 Beck Row 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 | 32% | 54.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 57.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 251 |
| 2024/25 | 243 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beck Row Primary Academy compares
Beck Row Primary Academy ranked 60th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 | 71% | 4.8% | 25.1% | 243 | — |
| Great Heath Academy | 55% | 4.4% | 20.5% | 438 | 1.6 miles |
| West Row Academy | 67% | 5.2% | 15.4% | 208 | 1.6 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Academy | 31% | 5.8% | 20% | 414 | 1.8 miles |
| Lakenheath Community Primary School | 45% | 5.8% | 18.5% | 282 | 3.7 miles |
| Isleham Church of England Primary School | 53% | 5.3% | 11% | 201 | 3.7 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)
- 25.1%
- English as an additional language
- 4.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 8.64%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Great Heath Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
West Row Academy1.6 miles
Primary · Bury St. Edmunds
-
St Mary's Church of England Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Bury St Edmunds
-
Lakenheath Community Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Brandon
-
Isleham Church of England Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Ely
Other schools in Bury St Edmunds
Beck Row Primary Academy ranks 8th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Bury St Edmunds.
- Abbots Green Primary Academy Primary
- All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Lawshall Primary
- Bardwell Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barningham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Barrow Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cockfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Elmswell Community Primary School Primary
- Great Barton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Heath Academy Primary
- Guildhall Feoffment Community Primary School Primary
- Hardwick Primary School Primary
- Hartest Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beck Row Primary Academy teach?
- Beck Row Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bury St Edmunds.
- Who is the headteacher of Beck Row Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Beck Row Primary Academy is Miss Charley Minter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beck Row Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beck Row 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 Beck Row Primary Academy?
- Beck Row Primary Academy has 243 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beck Row Primary Academy full?
- Beck Row Primary Academy has capacity for 269 pupils and 243 on roll (90%), 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 Beck Row Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Beck Row Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Beck Row Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beck Row Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Beck Row Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Beck Row Primary Academy is part of ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beck Row Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beck Row Primary Academy compare with other schools in Suffolk?
- Beck Row Primary Academy ranked 60th of 225 primary schools in Suffolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 Beck Row Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Beck Row Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beck Row Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beck Row 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 10 July 2026.