The Albert Pye Community Primary School

About The Albert Pye Community Primary School

The Albert Pye Community Primary School in Beccles was rated Good in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2024, a grade it has held consistently since at least 2010. The school’s strongest academic signal comes from its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits well above the Suffolk local authority average of 58%, placing the school in the top 25% of primary schools nationally and 13th out of 72 schools in the East Suffolk district. The school also outperforms on individual subjects: 88% of pupils reached the expected level in reading, 84% in maths and 76% in writing. At the higher standard, 36% achieved above expectations in reading, though writing and maths higher scores were lower at 7% and 22% respectively.

Average scaled scores tell a similar story. Reading came in at 108 and maths at 105, both comfortably above the national benchmark of 100. The school’s Ofsted report from the 2024 ungraded inspection confirmed it remains Good, with leadership and management also rated Good. The previous graded inspection in 2013 had rated early years provision as Outstanding, though no current early years grade was published in the most recent inspection. The school has a nursery provision for children aged three and above, and serves a mixed cohort of 375 pupils, which is slightly above its official capacity of 360. Just over a quarter of pupils (26.1%) are eligible for free school meals, which is above the national average and suggests the school serves a relatively disadvantaged community while still achieving above-average outcomes.

The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 64 applications for 51 places, with 48 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 1.25 reflects its local popularity. Facilities include a sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, music rooms, an ICT suite, a sensory room and even a chapel. Sports offered include athletics, gymnastics, tennis, cross country and dance, while clubs range from drama and choir to coding, chess, art and science. The school has dedicated SEND provision for moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. For families seeking an Outstanding-rated alternative, the nearest such school is Worlingham Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, 1.9 km away.

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