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Beech Hill School

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

personMrs Shameem Hussain

corporate_fareTHE FAMILY OF LEARNING TRUST

location_onHalifax, HX1 5TN

language Visit Website phone 1422345004

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

530

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Expected Standard

62%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Beech Hill School is a Academy converter primary school in Halifax, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 56% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beech Hill School is an academy converter in Halifax, Calderdale, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of THE FAMILY OF LEARNING TRUST. The school has approximately 538 pupils on roll, of whom 38% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #36 of 75 primaries in Calderdale and #6,288 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

62%

LA 61%

Reading83% LA 74%

Writing63% LA 69%

Maths81% LA 74%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading82% LA 74% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA 0.7

2.6 to 6.1

1.0

Write

LA -0.1

-0.7 to 2.6

3.9

Maths

LA 0.3

2.2 to 5.5

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading72% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths76% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.3

-0.5 to 2.3

0.1

Write

LA -1.0

-1.2 to 1.4

1.1

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.2 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

59%

LA 60%

Reading65% LA 73%

Writing69% LA 72%

Maths78% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA 0.0

-3.1 to 0.3

-1.7

Write

LA -1.2

-3.3 to -0.1

1.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-0.2 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 February 2025

Inspection Report

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12 June 2019

Inspection Report

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19 January 2016

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-06-12

Exempt School Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2016-01-19

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2011-01-26

None Legacy

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Development

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

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 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 538 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	538	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	519	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	527	0	0.0%	0.8%	1
2023/24 (Spring term)	518	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	519	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	559	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	530	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	522	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	568	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	532	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	514	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	555	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	528	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	530	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	561	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	561	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	569	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	627	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	606	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	589	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	596	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	579	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	565	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	610	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	589	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	579	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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 84 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 12 pupils

Hearing Impairment 6 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 1 pupils