The Beeches Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 6 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 141849
- Address
- Shakespeare Road, IP1 6ET
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 402 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.7%
- Girls
- 45.3%
- First language not English
- 28.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.6%
- Persistent absence
- 23.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.9%
White British 50.7%
Mixed 14.1%
Other 10.4%
Other White 9.5%
African 5.7%
Unclassified 2.7%
Other Asian 1.7%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Indian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage0.8
MathsAverage-1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 58%
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 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Beeches Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 36
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 13
- 3rd preference
- 7
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 36
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Early Years 2, Part-time | 5 4 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 22 10 12 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 12 13 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 6 6 |
| Reception, Full-time | 47 27 20 |
| Year 1 | 50 29 21 |
| Year 2 | 47 31 16 |
| Year 3 | 45 26 19 |
| Year 4 | 49 20 29 |
| Year 5 | 52 25 27 |
| Year 6 | 47 30 17 |