Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
Corporation Road, Weymouth, DT4 0LQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Caroline Hawker
- Diocese
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Diocese of Salisbury
- Constituency
- South Dorset
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 218
- Pupils on roll
- 189
- URN
- 144298
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01305783500
About this school
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Weymouth. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 189 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
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 69% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 81% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 81% | 97% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 63% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Beechcroft St Paul's CofE 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 | Dorset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 53.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 53.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 54.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 220 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 202 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School compares
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School ranked 38th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 9.9% | 49.2% | 189 | — |
| Conifers Primary School | 69% | 6.4% | 37.3% | 324 | 0.6 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth | 45% | 5.5% | 18.1% | 201 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery | 72% | 5.5% | 35.9% | 471 | 0.9 miles |
| Southill Primary School | 42% | 5.1% | 11.4% | 212 | 0.9 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 43% | 8% | 26.1% | 224 | 1.1 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)
- 49.21%
- English as an additional language
- 20.3%
- Overall absence
- 9.85%
- Persistent absence
- 25.86%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Conifers Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth0.7 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery0.9 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
Southill Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Weymouth
-
St John's Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Weymouth
Other schools in Weymouth
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School ranks 5th of the 13 ranked primary schools in Weymouth.
- Bincombe Valley Primary School Primary
- Chickerell Primary Academy Primary
- Conifers Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery Primary
- Portesham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Radipole Primary School Primary
- Southill Primary School Primary
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Nicholas and St Laurence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School teach?
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Weymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School is Miss Caroline Hawker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechcroft St Paul's CofE 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 Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School?
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School has 189 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School full?
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School has capacity for 218 pupils and 189 on roll (87%), 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 Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Salisbury.
- Does Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School?
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School is part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School rank locally?
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School ranked 38th of 89 primary schools in Dorset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School's absence rate?
- Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 9.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechcroft St Paul's CofE 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.