Primary school in King's Lynn, Norfolk
Beeston Primary School
Chapel Lane, Beeston, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE32 2NQ
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 17 December 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 91
- Places
- 80
- How full
- Full — 91 pupils against 80 places
- Girls / boys
- 56 / 35
- Overall absence
- 3%
- Persistently absent
- 2%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 6%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- With an EHC plan
- 3%
- On SEN support
- 8%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Breckland 002B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 29%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 19%
- Households owning their home
- 66%
- Households in social housing
- 13%
- Households with no car
- 6%
- Adults economically inactive
- 43%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Mark Cuenca-Farrow
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Launditch
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- URN
- 144317
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Necton VA Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 58% | 4.2 mi |
| St Mary's Community Primary School, BeetleyCommunity school | Requires improvement 2023 | 28% | 4.3 mi |
| Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 57% | 4.4 mi |
| Brisley Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 58% | 4.4 mi |
| Sporle Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 38% | 4.6 mi |
| Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 5.1 mi |
| Dereham Church of England Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 54% | 5.2 mi |
| Grove House Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 5.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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