Beechwood School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Jan 24 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Slough
Unique reference
143327
Address
Long Readings Lane, SL2 1QE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
847 (96% of total capacity)
Boys
52.3%
Girls
47.7%
First language not English
46.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
36.2%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 32.8%
Pakistani 17.9%
Mixed 14.9%
Other White 13.1%
African 7.1%
Other 4.3%
Indian 3.7%
Caribbean 2.5%
Other Asian 1.5%
Unclassified 1.2%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.9
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.16
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 28%
Local authority average 50%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 22%
Local authority average 56%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 31.4
Local authority average 52.4
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 2.74
Local authority average 4.71
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Computer Appreciation / IntroductionTechnical Award15
Health StudiesTechnical Award20
ArabicGCSE1
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE1
Art & DesignGCSE1
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE21
BiologyGCSE22
Business Studies:SingleGCSE46
ChemistryGCSE20
Computer Studies/ComputingGCSE2
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Beechwood School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
142
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
98
2nd preference
43
3rd preference
31
From another Local Authority
13
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
98
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
6
To another Local Authority
6
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 classes22.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
149
82
67
Year 8
148
77
71
Year 9
139
78
61
Year 10
146
80
66
Year 11
144
75
69
Year 12
55
18
37
Year 13
66
33
33
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
89.0%
92.4%
86.5%
Further education
45.0%
22.2%
34.7%
School sixth form
36.0%
67.3%
37.9%
Sixth form college
5.0%
2.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
3.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
2.0%
2.0%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
0.7%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
5.0%
3.9%
5.2%
Destination unknown
1.0%
1.1%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
58.0%
76.2%
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
4.0%
20.3%
19.7%
Russell Group
4.0%
18.4%
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
0.0%
0.7%
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
0.0%
1.9%
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
2.0%
1.8%
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020