St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

Elmham Road, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4BW

Requires Improvement

Inspected 10 October 2023

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

28%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

4–11

Ages

171

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Norfolk →
School Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 171 / 210 (81%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 10 October 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

20.5%

Disadvantaged

3.5%

EAL

2.3%

SEN support

9.4%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

28%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

105

Avg reading score

103

Avg maths score

Attendance

4.7%

Overall absence

9.9%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

8.6

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.0 vs 2023/24

19.9

Pupils per teacher

↓ -4.6 vs 2023/24

6.75

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -0.8 vs 2023/24

£44,252

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 18% on leadership pay

↓ −£47 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

↓ -1 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£7,065

Spend per pupil

£7,079

Income per pupil

50%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.