Brampton Church of England Primary School, Beccles

Good
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Steven Jeal
Pupils:82 / 105 capacity
LA:Suffolk
Phone:01502575287
Address:Southwold Road, Beccles, NR34 8DW
Trust:ST EDMUNDSBURY AND IPSWICH DIOCESAN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 July 2017

Ofsted Rating

Good

Overall

URN:144827
UKPRN:10064469
Diocese:Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich
Constituency:Waveney Valley
Urban/Rural:Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

This is a highly nurturing school where every child feels valued and known by staff. The school excels at supporting children with additional needs and ensuring all pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, can fully participate in school life. Pupils develop into confident, respectful young people with strong leadership skills and a clear understanding of how to stay safe and healthy.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent behaviour and positive attitudes - pupils have ownership of behaviour rules and respect others
  • High-quality inclusion and support for pupils with special needs and disadvantaged pupils
  • Strong attendance with targeted support helping persistently absent pupils
  • Comprehensive personal development and wellbeing programme with many leadership opportunities
  • Calm, focused learning environment with clear routines consistently followed

Areas for Improvement

  • Written work across non-English subjects is not as high quality as in English - work to improve this is in early stages
  • Significant gaps in Year 4 pupils' multiplication facts knowledge - actions to address this are still in their infancy
  • Higher-achieving pupils in some subjects are not consistently challenged enough to reach their full potential
  • Teaching strategies to support and extend pupils vary across subjects

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and acted upon, making pupils safer and helping them feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Sporting competitions, before- and after-school provision including sewing, eco leaders roles, road safety officers, ethos leaders, play leaders

Brampton Church of England Primary School is a nurturing and inclusive school where pupils are well-behaved, well-supported, and prepared for their next stage of education. The school excels in safeguarding, attendance, behaviour, and inclusion, though there are areas where achievement and curriculum delivery could be stronger.

At a Glance

30.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths-10ppWriting-10pp

Reading has remained stable at around 67%. Maths has declined from 77% to 67%. Writing has declined from 77% to 67%.

Class Sizes

22.3

Avg class size

18.0

Infant (KS1)

26.5

KS2

4

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

School (o/s)
32m · 1 min walk
Shelter (opp)
231m · 4 min walk
Southwold Road (adj)
299m · 5 min walk
The Dog (opp)
323m · 5 min walk
Grove Cottages (adj)
1.0km · 17 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

78%

Available places

82 pupils

105 capacity

23 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Beccles

Low pressure
New homes approved:645
Projected new pupils:161

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Beccles

Admissions Demand - Suffolk

Low demand0.73x oversubscription

Places available

8,896

Applications

6,486

Got 1st preference

96.3%

Got preferred school

99.4%

Primary admissions across Suffolk (2025/26)

Inspection History(13)

Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good
Date not published by Ofsted
Good

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

6.03562%

Overall absence

15.47619%

Persistent absence

84

Enrolments

Authorised5.21751%
Unauthorised0.81811%
Persistent (10%+)15.47619%
Severe (50%+)1.19048%

Absence trend

4.47579%
18/19
5.3021%
20/21
6.62056%
21/22
7.78306%
22/23
5.71635%
23/24
6.03562%
24/25
Overall absence rate

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

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