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EnglandEast of EnglandEast SuffolkNR34 9PQSt Benet's Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Benet's Catholic Primary School

Primary

East Suffolk · Beccles · NR34 9PQ https://www.st-benets.suffolk.sch.uk/

Pupils
73
cap. 119
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
73
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
38%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
73
Pupils · 2024/25
11%
EAL · 2024/25
24%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/07/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Benet's Catholic Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
38%
+2pp
64%50%36%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 38%
RWM higher standard
8%
+1pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
38%
Writing expected standard
62%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
62%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
69%
SPAG expected standard
62%
SPAG higher standard
23%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
73
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
11%
FSM eligible
33%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
24%

Contact

Address
Ringsfield Road, Beccles, NR34 9PQ
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2538%8%62%38%62%8%62%23%69%62%106.0103.0105.018%73
2023/2436%7%64%14%64%14%43%14%79%71%104.099.0103.020%77
2022/2364%9%91%45%73%9%73%9%73%73%108.0103.0105.0+0.70-1.20-2.4022%78
2018/1956%0%78%0%56%0%89%0%78%100%102.0103.0105.0-1.70-4.00-1.8014%94
2017/1864%14%71%36%71%14%71%29%64%79%108.0106.0109.0+2.00-2.40+1.9088
2016/1773%0%82%18%73%0%73%9%91%82%105.0105.0106.0+1.40-0.60+1.6011%83

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/257317.818%11%33%10%24%
2023/247718.820%10%38%8%24%
2022/237815.322%8%35%8%27%
2021/227815.319%4%28%8%27%
2020/217919.315%6%25%
2018/199418.414%7%20%5%11%
2017/1817.45%12%
2016/178316.311%3%11%4%11%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.