Ofsted: Outstanding trending_up High Demand emoji_events #57 in Essex public Top 17% UK

Beehive Lane Community Primary School

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

personMr Paul Sully

location_onChelmsford, CM2 9SR

language Visit Website phone 1245269464

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

212

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Expected Standard

77%

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Demand Ratio

1.8x

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Beehive Lane Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Chelmsford, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Highly competitive: 1.8× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 17% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beehive Lane Community Primary School is a community school in Chelmsford, Essex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 211 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 29% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #57 of 387 primaries in Essex and #2,190 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.8× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 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

77%

LA 61%

Reading77% LA 74%

Writing77% LA 70%

Maths81% LA 72%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading93% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing90% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading77% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths80% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.7

Read

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 4.0

2.0

Write

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 4.2

2.4

Maths

LA -0.3

0.2 to 4.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

81%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths94% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA -0.5

1.1 to 5.5

2.1

Write

LA -0.2

0.0 to 4.1

3.6

Maths

LA -0.6

1.6 to 5.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 63%

Reading90% LA 75%

Writing90% LA 77%

Maths93% LA 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA -0.3

0.3 to 4.5

2.3

Write

LA -0.2

0.2 to 4.4

3.5

Maths

LA -0.6

1.6 to 5.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

20 April 2022

Inspection Report

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03 March 2016

Inspection Report

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28 March 2014

Inspection Report

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09 December 2010

Inspection Report

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11 June 2008

Inspection Report

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19 January 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-03-03

Maintained Academy and School Short inspection Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-12-09

None Legacy

Good

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

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 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 211 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	211	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	211	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	211	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	212	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	210	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	212	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	212	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	212	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	209	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	208	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	211	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	209	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	209	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	208	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	211	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	213	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	212	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	210	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	209	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	209	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	207	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	210	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	209	0.0%	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.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 17 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils