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St Benet's Catholic Primary School

URN
142786
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Benet's Catholic Primary School
URN
142786
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

39 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

10

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

10

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
26 September 2022
Inspection date
5 July 2022
Inspection type
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 26 September 2022

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 26 September 2022

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

5

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

21

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

5

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4.2×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Suffolk
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (Suffolk)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
https://www.st-benets.suffolk.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

62.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

62.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

62.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

38.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NR34 9PQ - Ringsfield Road, Beccles, Suffolk

Contact details

Address
Ringsfield Road, Beccles, Suffolk
Postcode
NR34 9PQ
Phone
1502712012
Website
https://www.st-benets.suffolk.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Suffolk
Local authority code
935

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 746 schools in Suffolk.

Authority statistics

Total schools

746

Open schools

367

Closed schools

379

Primary schools

475

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 26 September 2022

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 26 September 2022

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 26 September 2022

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 26 September 2022

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    26 September 20225 July 2022Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 26 September 2022
    • Good

      Published
      26 September 2022
      Inspected
      5 July 2022
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    23.8%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 5

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    83

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary475 (63.8%)
    • Secondary83 (11.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other186 (25.0%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Benet's Catholic Primary School1 mPrimaryClosed
    Sir John Leman High School420 mSecondaryClosed
    Sir John Leman High School420 mSecondaryOpen
    The Albert Pye Community Primary School546 mPrimaryClosed
    The Albert Pye Community Primary School546 mPrimaryOpen
    Ravensmere Infant School564 mPrimaryOpen
    Beccles Middle School1.1 kmMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Beccles High School1.1 kmSecondaryOpen
    Ravensmere Infant School1.1 kmPrimaryClosed
    Beccles Primary Academy1.5 kmPrimaryOpen
    • St Benet's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      1 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Sir John Leman High School
      Distance
      420 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Sir John Leman High School
      Distance
      420 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Open
    • The Albert Pye Community Primary School
      Distance
      546 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

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    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (Suffolk)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP14 1QFOpen
    Abbot's Hall Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP14 1QFClosed
    Abbots Green Community Primary SchoolPrimaryIP32 7PJClosed
    Abbots Green Primary AcademyPrimaryIP32 7PJOpen
    Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryCO10 0USOpen
    • Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP14 1QF
      Status
      Open
    • Abbot's Hall Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP14 1QF
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbots Green Community Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP32 7PJ
      Status
      Closed
    • Abbots Green Primary Academy
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      IP32 7PJ
      Status
      Open
    The Albert Pye Community Primary School
    Distance
    546 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Ravensmere Infant School
    Distance
    564 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Beccles Middle School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Beccles High School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Ravensmere Infant School
    Distance
    1.1 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Beccles Primary Academy
    Distance
    1.5 km
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Acton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    CO10 0US
    Status
    Open