Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Beccles, Norfolk
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in Beccles, Norfolk for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024.
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Key facts
- Address
- The Boundaries, Geldeston Road, Gillingham, Beccles, NR34 0HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 41 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to school.”
- “They look forward to activities such as professional pizza making and singing joyfully in assemblies.”
- “Everyone is friendly and supportive.”
To improve
- “However, on occasions, planned learning does not capture pupils’ interest well enough, so they do not build knowledge as well as they might.”
- “Occasionally, the learning activities staff plan do not grasp and build on pupils’ interests.”
- “Staff do not always check how well these activities are working.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 70% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 3 first-preference applications, 3 offers in total, 3 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Ellingham VC Primary School 2.6 mi School remains Good
- Glebeland Community Primary School 2.8 mi Standards maintained
- Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy 3.9 mi Good
- Thurlton Primary School 4.1 mi Good
- Loddon Infant and Nursery School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Loddon Junior School 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Earsham Church of England Primary Academy 5.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Reedham Primary School 6.2 mi No Ofsted grade