St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley
Community schoolPrimaryAges 4–11Mixed
Elmham Road, Beetley, Dereham, NR20 4BW
Headteacher · Mrs Tanya Treavett
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 25 September 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils156Capacity 210
OfstedRequires improvementInspected 10 October 2023
Free school meals17.3%
Ofsted
Requires improvement
Graded inspection on 10 October 2023.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Personal developmentRequires improvement
- Leadership and managementRequires improvement
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through Norfolk council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in NorfolkApplications for September 2026
All 18 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered18
Applications28
First choice18
First-choice offers18
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Swanton Morley VC Primary School2.2 mi
- North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery2.4 mi
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham2.6 mi
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy2.7 mi
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.8 mi