St Benet's RC Primary School and Nursery
Academy sponsor led primary school in Beccles (Suffolk).
KS2 RWM expected
38%
▼ 24pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
62%
▼ 13pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
62%
▼ 12pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
62%
▼ 10pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
90.4%
▼ 4pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
16.8
▼ 3.9 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
34.8%
▲ 10pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
58%
69 / 119 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
St Benet's Catholic Primary School is a Catholic academy located in Beccles, Suffolk. The school caters for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. The Headteacher is Patrick Kennedy.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
2 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Dance
- Football
Key facts
- URN
- 142786
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Constituency
- Lowestoft
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Opened
- 2016
Governing body (12 current, 2 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maura Williams | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Roberts | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Elizabeth Conway | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Kathryn Pearson | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Beccie Amer | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Howard Trust | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Susan Allen | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Angela Marshall | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Lorna Pearce | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Patrick Kennedy | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2025 |
| Aileen Bale | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Maura Williams | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2021 · until 2029 |
| Carol Roberts Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2022 · term ended 2025 |
| Beccie Amer Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2021 · term ended 2025 |
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