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The Beeches Primary School

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

personMr Will Fisk

location_onPeterborough, PE1 2EH

language Visit Website phone 1733209877

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

613

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Expected Standard

67%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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The Beeches Primary School is a Community school primary school in Peterborough, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 42% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Beeches Primary School is a community school in Peterborough, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 622 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 67% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 55 primaries in Peterborough and #3,704 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 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

67%

LA 59%

Reading72% LA 69%

Writing78% LA 68%

Maths78% LA 69%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading72% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing78% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading73% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 64% · Eng 71%

Maths68% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.4

Read

LA -0.6

-3.9 to -0.9

-0.4

Write

LA -0.8

-1.8 to 1.1

-0.6

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.0 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 55%England 65%

Reading52% LA 62% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 70% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA -1.2

-2.4 to 0.4

3.1

Write

LA -1.2

1.8 to 4.4

1.8

Maths

LA -0.9

0.6 to 3.1

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

41%

LA 55%

Reading51% LA 67%

Writing78% LA 69%

Maths55% LA 68%

Read SS

Maths SS

100

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.3

Read

LA -1.0

-3.6 to -1

2.2

Write

LA -1.1

0.9 to 3.5

-0.8

Maths

LA -0.8

-2 to 0.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

15 November 2023

Inspection Report

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29 September 2020

Inspection Report

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25 January 2018

Inspection Report

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13 February 2014

Inspection Report

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24 April 2012

Inspection Report

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25 February 2009

Inspection Report

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07 December 2005

Inspection Report

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26 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2023-11-15

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-01-25

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-02-13

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-04-24

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

1.1%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(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 622 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.1%, 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)	622	7	1.1%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	628	3	0.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	619	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	618	5	0.8%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	624	2	0.3%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	613	2	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	613	5	0.8%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	617	2	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	618	6	1.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	610	2	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	608	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	588	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	584	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	599	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	621	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	621	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	623	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	619	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	630	3	0.5%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	629	2	0.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	621	7	1.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	619	3	0.5%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	630	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	615	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	630	2	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	628	1	0.2%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 60 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 53 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 23 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 18 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils