Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Weymouth, Dorset
Beechcroft St Paul's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Weymouth, Dorset for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 20 February 2024. Dorset has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2022 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Corporation Road, Weymouth, DT4 0LQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Dorset
- Pupils on roll
- 189 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 48.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 20 February 2024
Strengths
- “The school is determined for all pupils to succeed.”
- “Since the previous inspection, changes have been made to help pupils to be more successful.”
- “The school has prioritised the development of the curriculum to promote high expectations for all pupils.”
To improve
- “However, it is still early days.”
- “The curriculum does not yet support pupils to build their knowledge well enough across all subjects.”
- “While there are early signs of pupils progressing more successfully through the curriculum, some of the curriculum improvements are not yet fully embedded.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 March 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) | 61% | 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: 12 first-preference applications, 14 offers in total, 12 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2015 to 2022, as Dorset published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Dorset.
- Conifers Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Weymouth 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Trinity Church of England VC Primary School & Community Nursery 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Southill Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Radipole Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wyke Regis Infant School and Nursery 1.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Wyke Regis Church of England Junior School 1.4 mi Good