Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in Dorset, South West.
The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 189 pupils. Beechcroft St Pauls CofE Primary School is part of DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Requires improvement
Quality ofeducation
Requires improvement
Personaldevelopment
Good
Behaviour &attitudes
Requires improvement
Early yearsprovision
Requires improvement
Academic Performance
Well below average
Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24
- Reading, writing & maths
- 69%
- Higher standard
- 3%
- Reading score
- 105
- Maths score
- 103
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
51%Boys
49%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2 – 11
- Deprivation band
- Deprived
- Total pupils
- 189
- IDACI quintile
- 4 (Less deprived)
- MAT name
- DIOCESE OF SALISBURY ACADEMY TRUST
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Mar 2024 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Good | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
| 5 Feb 2020 | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement | Requires improvement |
A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.
Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.
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