The Albert Pye Community Primary School, Beccles
The Albert Pye Community Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Beccles, part of The Active Learning Trust Limited. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2013. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the highest of the 9 schools in Beccles with published results, and 637th of 14,452 across England. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place. It was 93% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2013)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Albert Pye Community Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 93% of Year 6 pupils at The Albert Pye Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 95% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 88% in reading and 84% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at The Albert Pye Community Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 51 families put The Albert Pye Community Primary School as their first choice and 73 named it as one of their preferences, for 40 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 11 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at The Albert Pye Community Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to The Albert Pye Community Primary School are Ravensmere Infant School (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery (0.3 miles, Good, 62% reading, 62% maths); Beccles Primary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 71% reading, 67% maths); and Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (1.2 miles, Outstanding, 80% reading, 82% maths).
The Albert Pye Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.
Ravensmere Infant SchoolSt Benet's RC Primary School and NurseryBeccles Primary AcademyWorlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
The trust
The Albert Pye Community Primary School is one of 21 schools run by The Active Learning Trust Limited, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
3.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Entrance, about 640 metres away (roughly a 8-minute walk).
17 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Alexandra Road (w-bound), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 49 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, The Albert Pye Community Primary School issued 16 suspensions, 4.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to The Albert Pye Community Primary School are Beccles High School (0.3 miles) and Sir John Leman High School (0.4 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from June 2013, 13 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud to attend this school. They are polite and well behaved. They talk with pride about how everyone is welcome at their school. Older pupils learn the importance of responsibility through supporting younger pupils. For example, they run games at lunchtimes and read to others in the well-stocked reading sheds. They are proud of these responsibilities.
The school has raised expectations of what pupils can achieve. Pupils are keen to work towards these aspirations and try hard in class. They really enjoy their learning and talk with enthusiasm about the different activities they have taken part in. They benefit from a well-planned programme of trips and visitors that helps enhance their learning.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has revised its curriculum. Leaders have identified and organised important knowledge logically. There has been a high focus on making sure this learning builds right from the very beginning of Nursery. Teachers are clear about what they should be teaching and when. The school ensures that staff have high-quality training from experts. Knowledgeable subject leaders offer guidance to teachers on how to teach the curriculum. Staff work closely together to plan and teach. Staff have become more confident and knowledgeable about the precise steps pupils need to undertake to learn. This all leads to high-quality learning across subjects.
Until recently, the curriculum taught was not as detailed or rich as it is now. The school has identified that as a result some pupils have gaps in previous learning, where their knowledge is not as deep it should be. Pupils' achievement in national tests and assessments is generally in line with national expectations. However, the school is clear that pupils should be securing a deeper understanding of the whole curriculum. This includes those pupils who are vulnerable or disadvantaged.
From Ofsted's June 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2013 inspection - unchanged since its previous inspection.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
22.9%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 88% to 93% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 84% to 95% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 76% to 85% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.3
Avg class size
24.3
Infant (KS1)
27.1
KS2
15
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Term dates
The Albert Pye Community Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Suffolk's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. The Albert Pye Community Primary School is in Suffolk; for families living there:
Apply to Suffolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 32
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 10
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 22 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot.
8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
334 pupils
360 places
26 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Beccles
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Beccles
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,806
Applications
6,492
Got 1st preference
94.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
61
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
21.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
350
Total Pupils
169
Boys
181
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
17
Teachers
20.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,723
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,092
Per pupil
£1920k
Total funding
£127k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.7%
Overall absence
8.5%
Persistent absence
316
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
The Albert Pye Community Primary School
Questions parents ask about The Albert Pye Community Primary School
What are SATs results like at The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
Of the pupils at The Albert Pye Community Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 93% reached the expected standard in reading and 95% did so in maths.
What is The Albert Pye Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The Albert Pye Community Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in June 2013, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When The Albert Pye Community Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
The Albert Pye Community Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 93% of its 360 places.
How big are the classes at The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
Classes at The Albert Pye Community Primary School average 25.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
The Albert Pye Community Primary School has around 350 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
4.7% of sessions were missed at The Albert Pye Community Primary School in 2024/25. 8.5% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming The Albert Pye Community Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 32 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 10 serious and 22 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot. 8 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Albert Pye Community Primary School?
The Albert Pye Community Primary School is at Frederick's Road, Beccles, Suffolk, NR34 9UL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)