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Beechwood Primary School

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

person Mrs Michelle Breen-Smith

location_onLuton, LU4 9RD

language Visit Website phone 01582518400

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

884

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Expected Standard

46%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Beechwood Primary School is a Community school primary school in Luton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 87% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beechwood Primary School is a community school in Luton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 873 pupils on roll, of whom 21% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #35 of 37 primaries in Luton and #10,049 of 14,159 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. 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

46%

LA 63%

Reading75% LA 75%

Writing54% LA 71%

Maths69% LA 74%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading68% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing57% LA 68% · Eng 72%

Maths73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading66% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing65% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths79% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-1.9 to 0.5

-0.1

Write

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 1.1

1.4

Maths

LA 0.8

0.3 to 2.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading65% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing68% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths75% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.9

Read

LA -0.3

-2.1 to 0.2

-1.5

Write

LA -0.2

-2.6 to -0.5

-0.3

Maths

LA 0.3

-1.3 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 57%

Reading66% LA 68%

Writing74% LA 73%

Maths73% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -0.8

-1.2 to 1

Write

LA -0.3

-1.1 to 1.1

Maths

LA -0.3

-1 to 1

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Ranking History & Trajectory

National & Local Authority position based on DfE performance data · Methodology

Year	Primary Overall (Nat)	LA Rank	Attainment	Progress
2025	#10,049 / 14,159	#35	#12,194	#1
2024	#10,231 / 14,233	#31	#10,465	#1
2023	#7,291 / 13,940	#25	#9,064	#6,638
2019	#8,609 / 11,810	#20	#9,683	#8,391
2018	#7,446 / 10,972	#16	#8,539	#6,017

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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11 September 2019

Inspection Report

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26 September 2018

Inspection Report

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16 May 2017

Inspection Report

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07 May 2015

Inspection Report

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21 June 2012

Inspection Report

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12 November 2008

Inspection Report

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24 May 2006

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2019-09-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

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2018-09-26

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

2017-05-16

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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2015-05-07

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

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 871 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	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	871	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	853	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	879	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	872	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	852	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	892	1	0.1%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	884	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	857	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	873	2	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	866	1	0.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	845	1	0.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	858	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	850	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	837	3	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	849	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	849	3	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	820	6	0.7%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	863	4	0.5%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	853	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	819	2	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	869	1	0.1%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	869	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	846	1	0.1%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	873	1	0.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	864	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	834	1	0.1%	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.

Speech, Language & Communication 78 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 41 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 34 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 16 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils