Beechfield School is a primary school located in Watford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 06/02/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 5TY
Website: http://www.beechfield.herts.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01923221269
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Gillian Jackson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 145350

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 06/02/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 450
Number of Pupils: 402
Number of Boys: 203
Number of Girls: 199

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.7 to 6.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.5 Confidence interval 2.8 to 6.1
Maths
Well Above Average: 3.5 Confidence interval 1.9 to 5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kingswood Nursery School
Briar Road , WD25 0DX
4out of 4 1,625 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beechfield School
Gammons Lane , WD24 5TY
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Nascot Wood Infant and Nursery School
Nascot Wood Road , WD17 4YT
4out of 4 679 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
The Orchard Primary School
Gammons Lane , WD24 5JW
3out of 4 686 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Nascot Wood Junior School
Nascot Wood Road , WD17 4YS
4out of 4 727 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Cherry Tree Primary School
Berry Avenue , WD24 6ST
3out of 4 731 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Watford UTC
18 Colonial Way , WD24 4PT
3out of 4 1,666 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Watford Grammar School for Boys
Rickmansworth Road , WD18 7JF
4out of 4 2,593 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Future Academies Watford
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HW
2out of 4 2,909 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Watford Grammar School for Girls
Lady's Close , WD18 0AE
4out of 4 2,961 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Herts College
Watford Campus , Hempstead Road WD17 3EZ
- not rated 1,868 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stanborough Secondary School
Stanborough Park , WD25 9JT
- not rated 1,469 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Stanborough Primary School
Appletree Walk , WD25 0DQ
- not rated 1,717 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Garston Manor School
Horseshoe Lane , Garston WD25 7HR
3out of 4 2,906 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.