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EnglandEast of EnglandBrecklandNR20 4BWSt Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley
Primary

St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

Primary

Breckland · Dereham · NR20 4BW www.beetleyschool.co.uk

Pupils
171
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
28%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
171
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
28%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
171
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
10%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 10/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley · Primary · Norfolk

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
28%
+7pp
70%46%21%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 28%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
17%9%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
28%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
68%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
171
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
10%

Contact

Address
Elmham Road, Beetley, Dereham, NR20 4BW
Local authority
Norfolk
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
2024/2528%0%60%36%28%0%68%20%76%68%105.0103.0104.012%171
2023/2421%0%63%32%21%0%63%0%63%42%102.099.098.015%186
2022/2341%7%69%31%72%21%45%17%83%62%103.099.0102.0-0.30+1.30-4.2019%181
2018/1963%17%77%37%70%20%83%30%77%90%107.0106.0110.0+0.00-3.60-1.2025%196
2017/1870%10%80%37%90%20%77%30%83%93%106.0105.0108.0+0.60+0.90+0.5023%188
2016/1763%0%71%13%88%21%79%8%88%79%103.0104.0106.0-0.20+3.00+1.1017%174

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
2024/2517119.912%4%20%5%10%
2023/2418624.515%5%23%5%11%
2022/2318118.919%6%18%5%8%
2021/2218720.522%6%16%6%15%
2020/2118022.025%2%14%
2018/1919620.925%0%11%3%5%
2017/1818822.423%0%14%3%5%
2016/1717419.617%3%12%3%6%

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