SCHOOL PROFILE

Beck Row Primary Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144275
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 269 Published school capacity
Capacity used 90.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

13 December 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Suffolk
Trust ACADEMY TRANSFORMATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 243 243 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 113 46.5% of pupils
Male pupils 130 53.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.6%
2.2 pts below England
School 22.6%
West Suffolk 18.6%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

4.9%
15.4 pts below England
School 4.9%
West Suffolk 12.8%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

13.2%
12.2 pts above England
School 13.2%
West Suffolk 2.8%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
70.8%
172
Any other White background
8.6%
21
Any other Mixed background
7.0%
17
Gypsy / Roma
6.2%
15
Traveller of Irish heritage
2.1%
5
Any other Black background
1.6%
4
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 23.5% 57 of 243 pupils
2.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.5%
West Suffolk 20.7%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.1% 44 pupils
England 14.8% 3.3 pts above
EHC plans 5.4% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 21
Moderate learning difficulty 13
Speech, language & communication 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 2

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

71.0% 10.6 pts above England
School 71.0%
West Suffolk 54.3%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

79.0%

5.2 pts above England

School 79.0%
West Suffolk 70.5%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

75.0%

4.7 pts above England

School 75.0%
West Suffolk 64.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

75.0%

3.0 pts above England

School 75.0%
West Suffolk 66.3%
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

4.78%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.44 pts lower than England
School 4.78%
West Suffolk 6.34%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.64%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.18 pts lower than England
School 8.64%
West Suffolk 15.50%
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%
West Suffolk 2.17%
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

90.3% 2.2 pts above England
Beck Row Primary Academy
90.3%
West 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