Best Schools in Beccles

How many schools are there in Beccles?

Beccles has 14 open schools: 11 state primary, 2 state secondary or all-through and 1 independent.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Which schools in Beccles are rated Outstanding?

1 school in Beccles was rated Outstanding at its most recent graded Ofsted inspection: Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. Counting Good as well, 92% of the 13 graded schools here are rated Good or better. Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall grades in September 2024, so these are the grades from each school's last full inspection.

Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Source: Ofsted

Which secondary schools in Beccles get the best GCSE results?

Of the 2 schools in Beccles with 2026 GCSE results, the highest Attainment 8 scores - the average grade across a pupil's best eight GCSEs - were at Sir John Leman High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 46.7 and 50% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above; and Beccles High School, with an Attainment 8 score of 25.4 and 10% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above. Progress 8, the DfE's value-added measure, was not published for 2026.

Sir John Leman High SchoolBeccles High School

Source: DfE school performance data

Which primary schools in Beccles have the best SATs results?

Of the 9 primary schools in Beccles with 2025 Key Stage 2 results, the highest shares of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and maths were at The Albert Pye Community Primary School (93% in reading, 95% in maths); Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy (80% in reading, 90% in maths); and Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (80% in reading, 82% in maths). Small schools can swing a long way from one year to the next, because each pupil is a large share of the result.

The Albert Pye Community Primary SchoolGillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary AcademyWorlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Source: DfE school performance data

Are there grammar schools in Beccles?

No. None of the state secondary schools in Beccles selects pupils by ability, so every state secondary here is comprehensive.

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools

Do schools in Beccles have catchment areas?

Most state schools in Beccles have no fixed catchment boundary. When a school is oversubscribed, the council allocates places on its published criteria - usually looked-after children first, then siblings, then home-to-school distance - so the practical cut-off moves each year. Each school's page here shows an estimate of its catchment radius.

How do I apply for a school place in Beccles?

Apply to your council - Suffolk or Norfolk, depending on your address - through its coordinated admissions process, even for academies and faith schools. In England the closing date is 31 October for secondary places and 15 January for primary places, in the year before your child starts. Independent schools run their own admissions, so apply to those directly.