St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery
Ringsfield Road, Beccles, NR34 9PQ
69 pupils · 58% of 119 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Free school meals
- 34.8%
Ofsted
Needs attention (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 13 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 38% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 8% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.67 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 6 | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 5 | 5 | 21 | 5 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 7 | 7 | 20 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 6 | 6 | 15 | 6 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 9 | 7 | 19 | 8 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 4 | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Ravensmere Infant School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Beccles Primary Academy 1.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy 2.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 2.5 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ringsfield Church of England Primary School 3.1 km · Good — confirmed 2021 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 5 October 2026. Report incorrect data.