Beechwood Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 21 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Halton
Unique reference
111175
Address
Grasmere Drive, Beechwood, WA7 2TT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
152 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
52.6%
Girls
47.4%
First language not English
0.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
17.1%
Persistent absence
7.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 96.7%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage2.3
WritingAverage-1.2
MathsAverage1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Beechwood Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
17
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
17
2nd preference
12
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes18
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher21
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
21
11
10
Year 1
16
10
6
Year 2
25
15
10
Year 3
27
13
14
Year 4
21
9
12
Year 5
21
11
10
Year 6
21
11
10
Year 2024-2025

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