SCHOOL PROFILE

Bealings School

Primary Community school URN 124595
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 105 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

10 July 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Suffolk
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 104 104 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 47 45.2% of pupils
Male pupils 57 54.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

4.8%
20.0 pts below England
School 4.8%
East Suffolk 23.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.8%
14.5 pts below England
School 5.8%
East Suffolk 5.0%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
East Suffolk 2.3%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
87.5%
91
White and Black African
2.9%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.9%
2
Any other White background
1.9%
2
Indian
1.9%
2
White and Asian
1.9%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 25.0% 26 of 104 pupils
4.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 25.0%
East Suffolk 22.6%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.2% 22 pupils
England 14.8% 6.4 pts above
EHC plans 3.9% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 2.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 7
No specialist assessment yet 4
Speech, language & communication 2
Hearing impairment 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
East Suffolk 56.7%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

87.0%

13.2 pts above England

School 87.0%
East Suffolk 70.5%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
East Suffolk 67.4%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
East Suffolk 67.5%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.11 pts higher than England
School 7.33%
East Suffolk 6.54%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.65%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.84 pts higher than England
School 20.65%
East Suffolk 15.54%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
East Suffolk 2.19%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.0% 10.9 pts above England
Bealings School
99.0%
East Suffolk
82.9%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information