Beechwood Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Feb 11 2025 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
- 134701
- Address
- Linden Road, LU4 9RD
- Website
- www.beechwoodprimary.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 871 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 59.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.2%
- Persistent absence
- 15.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
Pakistani 52.1%
Other Asian 11.9%
Bangladeshi 10.6%
Mixed 5.8%
Other White 5.6%
Indian 4.7%
African 4.4%
Other 2.1%
White British 1.5%
Caribbean 0.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.1%
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 50%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Beechwood Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 112
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 62
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 105
- 2nd preference
- 5
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.1 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 48 25 23 |
| Reception, Full-time | 116 62 54 |
| Year 1 | 112 56 56 |
| Year 2 | 120 59 61 |
| Year 3 | 118 69 49 |
| Year 4 | 119 53 66 |
| Year 5 | 118 62 56 |
| Year 6 | 120 57 63 |