Beaumont Community Primary School

About Beaumont Community Primary School

Beaumont Community Primary School is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 5 to 11, located in the Babergh area of Suffolk. Within Suffolk’s 253 primary schools, it ranks 177th, placing it in the bottom half of the local authority. The top-performing peers in the same LA — Stratford St Mary, Somerleyton, and Wenhaston primary schools — all score 89 or higher on the ranking metric, compared with Beaumont’s score of 44. The school’s rank within Babergh itself is 28th out of 34 schools, putting it in the 82nd percentile locally. It is not among the 14 Suffolk primaries rated Outstanding by Ofsted, but it does hold a Good rating overall, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. Headteacher Mayleen Atima leads a relatively small school of 93 pupils, against a capacity of 140, and a quarter of pupils are eligible for free school meals.

In its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2024, Beaumont received Good ratings for quality of education, personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management. Its early years provision was judged Outstanding. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 44% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the Suffolk LA average of 58%. Reading was a relative strength: every pupil met the expected standard, and 56% achieved the higher standard. Maths scores were more mixed: 89% met the expected standard, but only 11% reached the higher level, with an average scaled score of 103. Writing was the weakest area, with just 44% at the expected standard and no pupils reaching the higher standard. Progress measures for reading, writing and maths were not published for this cohort, so it is not possible to say how much value the school added relative to pupils’ starting points.

The school offers a broad range of facilities including playing fields, an art studio, library, dining hall, ICT suite, music rooms, an outdoor playground and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, football, cricket and swimming, and clubs include choir, drama, book club, coding and chess. Beaumont provides nursery provision and has a wide SEND offer, supporting pupils with moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, visual impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 intake, the school was oversubscribed: it received 20 applications for 13 places, with all 13 first-preference applicants offered a spot. This suggests a school that is popular locally, particularly among families who prioritise its inclusive SEND support and the strong early years provision, though academic outcomes at Key Stage 2 are below the county average.

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