Beccles High School, Beccles

Requires Improvement
Secondary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 1116

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Christopher Barns
Pupils:182 / 600 capacity
LA:Suffolk
Phone:01502718850
Address:Castle Hill, Beccles, NR34 7BQ
Trust:SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:2 September 2012

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:138274
UKPRN:10038718
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Lowestoft
Urban/Rural:Urban: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement.

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At a Glance

50.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

16.5

Avg class size

13

Total classes

1 class with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Beccles High School (in)
72m · 1 min walk
Castle Hill (opp)
140m · 2 min walk
Ellough Road (adj)
184m · 3 min walk
Centre Close (opp)
208m · 3 min walk
Banham Road (opp)
243m · 4 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

30%

Available places

182 pupils

600 capacity

418 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Beccles

Low pressure
New homes approved:645
Projected new pupils:116

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Beccles

Admissions Demand - Suffolk

Low demand0.87x oversubscription

Places available

8,496

Applications

7,401

Got 1st preference

92.0%

Got preferred school

97.4%

Secondary admissions across Suffolk (2025/26)

Inspection History(103)

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Requires Improvement
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Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

11.89522%

Overall absence

34.4697%

Persistent absence

264

Enrolments

Authorised9.01242%
Unauthorised2.88279%
Persistent (10%+)34.4697%
Severe (50%+)8.33333%

Absence trend

7.89887%
18/19
10.78491%
20/21
14.20553%
21/22
15.48867%
22/23
15.8381%
23/24
11.89522%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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