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Beechwood Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs S Lanforth

corporate_fareThe Leeds East Primary Partnership

location_onLeeds, LS14 6QB

language Visit Website phone 1132930250

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

473

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Expected Standard

65%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Beechwood Primary School is a Foundation school primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 48% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beechwood Primary School is a foundation school in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of The Leeds East Primary Partnership. The school has approximately 459 pupils on roll, of whom 41% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #87 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #5,490 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 5.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 62%

Reading80% LA 74%

Writing78% LA 71%

Maths68% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading82% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading75% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.8

Read

LA 0.3

2.2 to 5.4

2.6

Write

LA 0.6

1.1 to 4.2

3.4

Maths

LA 0.6

1.9 to 5.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading87% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing80% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.2

Read

LA 0.1

1.6 to 4.8

2.6

Write

LA 0.0

1.1 to 4.0

2.4

Maths

LA 0.4

1.1 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 61%

Reading87% LA 72%

Writing77% LA 74%

Maths87% LA 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 2.8

-1.3

Write

LA -0.2

-2.8 to 0.2

0.9

Maths

LA 0.1

-0.5 to 2.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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31 March 2015

Inspection Report

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09 July 2013

Inspection Report

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15 June 2010

Inspection Report

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25 January 2007

Inspection Report

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14 January 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-02-11

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-03-31

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-07-09

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.4%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 459 pupils. During this period, there were 11 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.4%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	459	11	2.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	447	35	7.8%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	482	20	4.1%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	470	13	2.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	457	9	2.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	480	12	2.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	473	4	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	458	2	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	466	9	1.9%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	461	5	1.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	448	5	1.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	469	4	0.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	455	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	443	3	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	463	1	0.2%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	463	4	0.9%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	460	2	0.4%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	472	2	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	454	4	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	447	8	1.8%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	478	6	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	479	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	464	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	484	3	0.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	470	4	0.9%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	452	5	1.1%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 58 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 47 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 21 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 6 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils