Academy sponsor led · Suffolk

Beck Row Primary Academy

4–11Ages
243Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144275URN

The Street, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8AE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Suffolk

54 applications for 35 places · 109th of 165 in Suffolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 13 December 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.5applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Suffolk median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

54 applications · 35 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.8
2025 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2024 1.4; Suffolk median median 1.8
2023 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2022 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8
2021 2.0; Suffolk median median 1.9
2020 1.5; Suffolk median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.8
2018 1.6; Suffolk median median 1.8
2017 1.9; Suffolk median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Suffolk median median 1.9; as the previous school

This school
Suffolk median

Dashed bars: as Beck Row Primary School (URN 124541), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	35	54	1.5	35	1.00
Sep 2025	43	78	1.8	43	1.00
Sep 2024	39	56	1.4	38	0.97
Sep 2023	44	72	1.6	44	1.00
Sep 2022	34	65	1.9	33	0.97
Sep 2021	39	78	2.0	34	0.87
Sep 2020	43	64	1.5	42	0.98
Sep 2019	27	48	1.8	24	0.89
Sep 2018	32	52	1.6	28	0.88
Sep 2017 *	30	57	1.9	29	0.97
Sep 2016 *	48	87	1.8	36	0.75
Sep 2015 *	47	98	2.1	37	0.79
Sep 2014 *	43	78	1.8	34	0.79

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 75% · Maths 75% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%52nd of 223 in Suffolk

Suffolk 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Suffolk 76% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Suffolk 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Suffolk 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Suffolk 73% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Suffolk 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Suffolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	71%	4%	106	105
2023/24	56%	0%	103	104
2022/23	32%	4%	104	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beck Row Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Great Heath Academy
2.5 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.8applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
West Row Academy
2.5 km · Suffolk

2026

1.4applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Academy
2.8 km · Suffolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Isleham Church of England Primary School
6.0 km · Cambridgeshire

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
The Pines Primary School
6.5 km · Suffolk

Good2022

3.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Lakenheath Community Primary School
7.0 km · Suffolk

Good2024

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Christopher's CEVCP School
7.1 km · Suffolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Fordham CofE Primary School
8.9 km · Cambridgeshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144275 · 935/2200
Trust: Academy Transformation Trust
Capacity: 269 pupils · 243 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 June 2017
Replaced: Beck Row Primary School (URN 124541)
Address: The Street, Beck Row, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 8AE
Local authority: Suffolk · West Suffolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources