Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy

General Information

Address: The Boundaries, Geldeston Road, Beccles, NR34 0HT
Phone: 01502713425
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Heather Brand
Age range: 4-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Number of pupils: 41
School capacity: 60
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 10
% eligible for free school meals: 24.4%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

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Attendance

Overall absence: 4.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 9.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 3 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2024 report

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Ranked #14 of 38 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#12Ellingham VC Primary SchoolGood
#13Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#14Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#15Hempnall Primary SchoolGood
#16Hethersett VC Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, WymondhamOutstanding
#2Little Melton Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Wymondham College Prep SchoolOutstanding
#4All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, WinfarthingGood
#5Bressingham Primary SchoolGood
#6Bunwell Primary SchoolGood
#7Burston Community Primary SchoolGood
#8Carleton Rode Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#9Costessey Primary SchoolGood
#10Cringleford CE VA Primary SchoolGood
#11Ditchingham Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#12Ellingham VC Primary SchoolGood
#13Forncett St Peter Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#14Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary AcademyGood
#15Hempnall Primary SchoolGood
#16Hethersett VC Primary SchoolGood
#17Hingham Primary SchoolGood
#18Mulbarton Primary SchoolGood
#19Poringland Primary SchoolGood
#20Queen's Hill Primary SchoolGood
#21Rockland St Mary Primary SchoolGood
#22Roydon Primary SchoolGood
#23Saxlingham Nethergate CofE VC Primary SchoolGood
#24Seething and Mundham Primary SchoolGood
#25Spooner Row Primary SchoolGood
#26St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, CostesseyGood
#27St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, EastonGood
#28Stoke Holy Cross Primary SchoolGood
#29Surlingham Primary SchoolGood
#30Tasburgh Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolGood
#31Thurlton Primary SchoolGood
#32Tivetshall Community Primary SchoolGood
#33Barford Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#34Barnham Broom Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#35Hapton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#36Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery SchoolRequires improvement
#37Newton Flotman Church of England Primary AcademyRequires improvement
#38Robert Kett Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

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