Brampton Church of England Primary School, Beccles

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Brampton Church of England Primary School on 7 areas: 3 strong standard and 4 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Behaviour in the school is excellent."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Pupils' needs are quickly checked and identified when they join the school, whether in Reception or on entry to other year groups."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "The school places high priority on supporting pupils' welfare from the early years onwards."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally leave the school ready for the next stage in their education."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The curriculum is well designed and generally taught well."

Early years - Expected standard. "The early years curriculum is carefully designed for children to establish important knowledge and skills to set them up well for learning in Year 1."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders know their school well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that teachers enable pupils to have more opportunities to explain their ideas in writing across the curriculum"; "Leaders should ensure that teachers provide enough opportunities for pupils to achieve highly in the curriculum beyond English and mathematics"; "Leaders should ensure that work to improve pupils' understanding and recall of multiplication facts is embedded so that pupils build their knowledge securely".

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils at Brampton Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 69% in reading and 77% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 6 families put Brampton Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 15 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Brampton Church of England Primary School are Ilketshall St Lawrence School (3.5 miles, Good, 56% reading, 69% maths); Holton St Peter Community Primary School (3.6 miles, Good, 75% reading, 69% maths); Ringsfield Church of England Primary School (3.6 miles, Good, 50% reading, 71% maths); and Edgar Sewter Community Primary School (4.1 miles, Good, 59% reading, 50% maths).

Brampton Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Brampton Church of England Primary School is one of 21 schools run by St Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocesan Multi-Academy Trust, an academy trust.

19 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Brampton Church of England Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school, 100% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (95%).

0% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 7 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 9 (11%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Brampton Church of England Primary School had 6 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 30 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 1 crime within a mile of the school, most often criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).

In 2024/25, Brampton Church of England Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 5.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.