Beechwood Primary School is a primary school located in Luton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 17/05/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.5%, which is 0.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Linden Road, Luton

School Information

Address: Linden Road, Luton, LU4 9RD
Website: www.beechwoodprimary.org.uk
Telephone: 01582518400
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Luton
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Mark Sherwin-Peddie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 134701

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 17/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 892
Number of Pupils: 850
Number of Boys: 431
Number of Girls: 419

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.2
Writing
Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -2.6 to -0.5
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:53%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Gill Blowers Nursery School
1 Mossdale Court , Teesdale LU4 9JL 		2out of 4 1,163 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Pastures Way Nursery School
Pastures Way , LU4 0PE 		3out of 4 2,395 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Grasmere Nursery School
Icknield Way , LU3 2BT 		4out of 4 2,877 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beechwood Primary School
Linden Road , LU4 9RD 		2out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Norton Road Primary School
Norton Road , LU3 2NX 		3out of 4 752 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Gardenia Avenue , LU3 2NS 		3out of 4 984 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Leagrave Primary School
Strangers Way , LU4 9ND 		4out of 4 1,144 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Downside Primary School
Chaul End Lane , LU4 8EZ 		3out of 4 1,257 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Challney High School for Girls
Addington Way , LU4 9FJ 		2out of 4 861 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
Challney High School for Boys
Stoneygate Road , LU4 9TJ 		4out of 4 1,047 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
Lea Manor High School Performing Arts College
Northwell Drive , LU3 3TL 		2out of 4 2,347 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Icknield High School
Riddy Lane , LU3 2AH 		3out of 4 2,350 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lealands High School
Sundon Park Road , LU3 3AL 		3out of 4 2,407 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Luton Sixth Form College
Bradgers Hill Road , LU2 7EW 		- not rated 3,176 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kings House Preparatory School and Nursery
King's House , High Street Leagrave LU4 9JY 		- not rated 919 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Al Hikmah Boys School
145 High Street , Luton LU4 9LE 		- not rated 923 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Jamiatul Uloom Al - Islamia
364 - 370 Leagrave Road , LU3 1RF 		- not rated 1,564 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Woodlands Secondary School
Northwell Drive , LU3 3SP 		4out of 4 1,992 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rabia Girls' and Boys' School
12-16 Portland Road , LU4 8AX 		- not rated 2,013 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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