Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Beccles, Suffolk.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 91 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 105 |
| Free school meals | 29.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | CONSORTIUM TRUST |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Address | The Street, Barnby, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 7QB |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.barnbynorthcove.suffolk.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01502476230 |
| URN | 144828 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 29 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 8 February 2022, published 24 March 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 2.9 km)
- Carlton Colville Primary School (primary school, about 3.8 km)
- Beccles Primary Academy (primary school, about 3.9 km)
- Grove Primary School (primary school, about 4.3 km)
- Ravensmere Infant School (primary school, about 4.8 km)
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School (primary school, about 4.8 km)
- Elm Tree Primary School (primary school, about 5.3 km)
- St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery (primary school, about 5.4 km)
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