Academy converter · Dorset

Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School

2–11Ages
189Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
144298URN

Corporation Road, Weymouth, DT4 0LQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.6 above Dorset median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dorset

37 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

61%met the expected standard

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 20 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Requires improvement
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

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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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.6 above Dorset median (2.1) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

37 applications · 14 places offered · 12 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; Dorset median median 2.1
2025 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2024 2.9; Dorset median median 2.1
2023 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2022 2.3; Dorset median median 2.0
2021 2.1; Dorset median median 2.0
2020 2.3; Dorset median median 1.9
2019 3.1; Dorset median median 2.1
2018 2.7; Dorset median median 2.0
2017 3.6; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 3.8; Dorset median median 2.0; as the previous school
2015 3.6; Dorset median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 3.7; Dorset median median 1.8; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Dorset median in 9 of 9 years.

This school
Dorset median

Dashed bars: as Beechcroft St Pauls CofE VA Primary School (URN 134077), Beechcroft Infant School (URN 113712), 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	14	37	2.6	12	0.86
Sep 2025	17	36	2.1	17	1.00
Sep 2024	16	46	2.9	15	0.94
Sep 2023	19	39	2.1	19	1.00
Sep 2022	30	70	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2021	28	58	2.1	25	0.89
Sep 2020	28	64	2.3	26	0.93
Sep 2019	30	93	3.1	37	1.23
Sep 2018	27	74	2.7	23	0.85
Sep 2017 *	30	109	3.6	33	1.10
Sep 2016 *	30	114	3.8	42	1.40
Sep 2015 *	30	107	3.6	38	1.27
Sep 2014 *	30	110	3.7	50	1.67

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 68% · Maths 97% → all three 61% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard61%30th of 78 in Dorset

Dorset 54% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Dorset 73% England 78%

Higher standard32%

Dorset 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard68%

Dorset 71% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Dorset 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard97%

Dorset 68% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Dorset 17% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dorset median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	61%	10%	105	106
2023/24	69%	3%	105	103
2022/23	47%	6%	103	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

Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

2.6applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Conifers Primary School
0.9 km · Dorset

Good2022

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth
1.1 km · Dorset

Good2024

2.0applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery
1.5 km · Dorset

Good2024

1.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Southill Primary School
1.5 km · Dorset

Good2022

3.5applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
St John's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Dorset

Good2024

1.8applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Radipole Primary School
2.0 km · Dorset

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery
2.2 km · Dorset

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place
Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School
2.3 km · Dorset

2026

65%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144298 · 838/2004
Trust: Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 189 on roll
Free school meals: 50.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2017
Replaced: Beechcroft St Pauls CofE VA Primary School (URN 134077); Beechcroft Infant School (URN 113712)
Address: Corporation Road, Weymouth, DT4 0LQ
Local authority: Dorset

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