Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
Academy converter in Weymouth, Dorset.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Church of England |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 189 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 218 |
| Free school meals | 50.90% |
| Trust or sponsor | DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Dorset |
| Address | Corporation Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 0LQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.beechcroft.dsat.org.uk |
| Telephone | 01305783500 |
| URN | 144298 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 20 February 2024, published 26 March 2024:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| 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
- Conifers Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Southill Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- St John's Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 1.8 km)
- Radipole Primary School (primary school, about 2.0 km)
- Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery (primary school, about 2.2 km)
- Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School (primary school, about 2.3 km)
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