Bealings School

SuffolkCommunity school

Sandy Lane, Little Bealings, Woodbridge, IP13 6LW

Headteacher: Headteacher Ana Da PiedadeSchool website ↗Pupils: 101 (capacity: 105)
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2024
Oversubscribed
82% of first-choice applicants offered a place
53%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2024
82%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 10 July 2024Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
53.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
13.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 87%·Writing 80%·Maths 67%All three 53%
Reading
Expected87%
Exceeding33%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding20%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected67%
Exceeding27%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
15
How many families wanted this school first?
17
How many got their first choice?
14of 17 (82.4%)
How many applied in total?
38

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
0.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
45 girls, 56 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 85% (2016/17), currently 53%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1660.0%0.0%+5.1+5.7+0.5
2016/1785.0%0.0%+3.0+0.9-1.1
2017/1846.0%8.0%+2.5+2.8+0.3
2018/1980.0%13.0%+0.4+1.1-1.2
2022/2377.0%0.0%+2.3+1.6-0.5
2023/2460.0%7.0%---
2024/2553.0%13.0%---
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