St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led in Beccles, Suffolk.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 69 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 119 |
| Free school meals | 34.80% |
| Trust or sponsor | ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Suffolk |
| Address | Ringsfield Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9PQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.st-benets.suffolk.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01502712012 |
| URN | 142786 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 June 2026, published 13 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 5 July 2022, published 26 September 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
- The Albert Pye Community Primary School (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Ravensmere Infant School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Beccles Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy (primary school, about 2.3 km)
- Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Ringsfield Church of England Primary School (primary school, about 3.1 km)
- Barnby and North Cove Community Primary School (primary school, about 5.4 km)
- Ellingham VC Primary School (primary school, about 5.9 km)
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