Beeston Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
King's Lynn · PE32 2NQ · Norfolk
Ages 4–11
- KS243%
- Absence4.8%
- FSM8.8%
- Demand1.00
1.7 miles away
OpenAll-throughOfsted: GoodURN 146237
Litcham School
Academy converter · King's Lynn · PE32 2NS
Ages 4–16 · 727 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Good
Attainment 8
43.2
Overall absence
8.0%
Admissions demand
0.99 · Balanced demand
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2022-12-14
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.29
−20+2
Attainment 843.2
English & maths grade 5+37%
English & maths grade 4+61%
EBacc entry53%
EBacc APS: 3.9
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)43%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 103.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 102.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 100.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence8.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)23.4%
Unauthorised1.9%
- Authorised absence
- 6.1%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 2.2%
- Enrolments in measure
- 773
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Admissions demand
Coordinated admissions for secondary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.
Demand ratio
0.99 · Balanced demand
1st preferences
95
Places offered
96
1st-preference offers
95
- Total preferences (any rank)
- 151
- Preferred offers (top 3)
- 96
- Applications from outside LA
- 1
- Offers to outside-LA applicants
- 1
- Admissions policy (GIAS)
- Non-selective
Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
727 pupils · 607 places
- Pupils on roll
- 727
- Boys / girls
- 383 / 344
- School capacity
- 607
- Capacity fill
- 727 / 607 (120%)
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- FSM pupils
- 146
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 4–16
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- SYNERGY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Synergy Multi Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Phillips
Location
- Address
- Church Street, Litcham
- Postcode
- PE32 2NS
- Town
- King's Lynn
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (all-through), Ages 4–16, in King's Lynn, Norfolk, 727 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 20.1%.
Nearby all-through schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Phillips
- Telephone
- 01328701265