Beechwood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Sept 11 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- 134701
- Address
- Linden Road, LU4 9RD
- Website
- www.beechwoodprimary.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 872 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.5%
- Girls
- 48.5%
- First language not English
- 62.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.4%
Pakistani 51.8%
Bangladeshi 11.5%
Other Asian 11%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 5%
African 4.2%
Indian 4.1%
Other 2.2%
White British 1.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.7
WritingAverage-0.1
MathsAbove average1.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 60%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Beechwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 116
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 52
- 3rd preference
- 48
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 109
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 39 21 18 |
| Reception, Full-time | 118 55 63 |
| Year 1 | 117 59 58 |
| Year 2 | 119 71 48 |
| Year 3 | 120 50 70 |
| Year 4 | 119 64 55 |
| Year 5 | 120 56 64 |
| Year 6 | 120 73 47 |