Beechwood Primary School is a primary school located in Runcorn. 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 09/12/2015. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is well above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Grasmere Drive, Runcorn, WA7 2TT
Website: www.beechwoodschoolruncorn.co.uk/
Telephone: 01928560479
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Halton
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Stephanie Kidd
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 111175

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/12/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 140
Number of Pupils: 161
Number of Boys: 73
Number of Girls: 88

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -4.1 to 1.3
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.4 Confidence interval 0.9 to 5.9
Maths
Average: 1.4 Confidence interval -0.9 to 3.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:65%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beechwood Primary School
Grasmere Drive , Beechwood WA7 2TT 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Hallwood Park Primary School and Nursery
Hallwood Park Avenue , Hallwood Park WA7 2FL 		2out of 4 484 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Hillview Primary School
Beechwood Avenue , Beechwood East WA7 3HB 		3out of 4 603 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Woodside Primary School
Whitchurch Way , Halton Lodge Estate WA7 5YP 		2out of 4 868 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Our Lady Mother of the Saviour Catholic Primary School
Lapwing Grove , Palacefields WA7 2TP 		3out of 4 1,421 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Chads Catholic and Church of England High School
Grangeway , WA7 5YH 		2out of 4 1,029 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Heath School
Clifton Road , WA7 4SY 		3out of 4 1,669 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy
Barnfield Avenue , WA7 6EP 		2out of 4 2,538 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Grange School
Latham Avenue , WA7 5DX 		2out of 4 2,133 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Cavendish High Academy
Lincoln Close , WA7 4YX 		4out of 4 1,042 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Hope Corner School
70 Clifton Road , Runcorn WA7 4TD 		- not rated 1,342 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Halton School
31 Main Street , Halton WA7 2AN 		- not rated 2,042 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Chadwick Road , Astmoor WA7 1PW 		3out of 4 2,998 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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