Beech Hill Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 14 2021 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Luton
Unique reference
131089
Address
Dunstable Road, LU4 8BW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
915 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
52.7%
Girls
47.3%
First language not English
84.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
26.6%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
20.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Bangladeshi 49.7%
Pakistani 32.5%
Other White 5.5%
Indian 3.6%
Mixed 2.6%
African 2.5%
Other Asian 2.1%
Other 1%
White British 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.5
WritingWell above average2.7
MathsWell above average3.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Beech Hill Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
120
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
115
2nd preference
76
3rd preference
63
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
113
2nd preference
5
3rd preference
2
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes30.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.9
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
15
8
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
64
28
36
Reception, Full-time
120
59
61
Year 1
118
62
56
Year 2
120
70
50
Year 3
119
57
62
Year 4
120
67
53
Year 5
119
72
47
Year 6
120
59
61
Year 2023-2024

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