Ofsted: Outstanding emoji_events #11 in Southampton public Top 46% UK

Beechwood Junior School

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

personMrs Lucy Phillips

corporate_fareHAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST

location_onSouthampton, SO18 4EG

language Visit Website phone 2380227692

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

357

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Expected Standard

66%

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Age Range

7-11

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Beechwood Junior School is a Academy converter primary school in Southampton, serving ages 7-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 46% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beechwood Junior School is an academy converter in Southampton, admitting pupils aged 7-11. It is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 357 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 66% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #11 of 44 primaries in Southampton and #3,501 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 Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

66%

LA 54%

Reading82% LA 67%

Writing76% LA 66%

Maths78% LA 66%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 51%England 61%

Reading62% LA 66% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading74% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths64% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA -0.2

-0.5 to 2.2

-2.1

Write

LA -0.2

-3.4 to -0.8

-1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-2.5 to 0.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading85% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.0

Read

LA 0.0

-2.3 to 0.4

-0.1

Write

LA -0.5

-1.3 to 1.1

-1.4

Maths

LA 0.2

-2.6 to -0.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 62%

Reading95% LA 72%

Writing94% LA 75%

Maths97% LA 75%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.1

0.6 to 3.2

-0.2

Write

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 1

1.7

Maths

LA 0.5

0.5 to 2.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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20 May 2015

Inspection Report

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04 October 2013

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-05-07

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

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-05-20

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-11-30

None EIF

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

0.6%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(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 357 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.6%, 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)	357	2	0.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	359	1	0.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	359	2	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	360	1	0.3%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	355	7	2.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	358	5	1.4%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	357	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	356	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	359	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	357	2	0.6%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	359	14	3.9%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	359	7	1.9%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	357	9	2.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	360	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	360	3	0.8%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	357	1	0.3%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	359	1	0.3%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	359	1	0.3%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	358	7	2.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	351	6	1.7%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	349	5	1.4%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	340	6	1.8%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	310	4	1.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	316	1	0.3%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	313	2	0.6%	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 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils