Beulah Junior School

Beulah Junior School is currently rated as requiring improvement in its overall effectiveness, following its first routine inspection since the pandemic. The school has fostered a welcoming culture, where pupils feel valued and safe, contributing to positive behaviour and attitudes. However, the quality of education does not consistently meet expectations across all subjects, leaving some pupils unprepared for their next educational stages. Despite notable strengths in personal development and a strong focus on reading, there are gaps in knowledge retention and understanding, particularly related to the implementation of the curriculum.

Strengths

• Welcoming culture where pupils feel valued and safe.
• Strong staff-pupil relationships fostering happiness and confidence.
• Positive behaviour management systems in place throughout the school.
• Ambitious curriculum designed for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Effective support for weaker readers enhancing their reading fluency.
• Well-considered personal development programme educating pupils about safety and health.
• Active participation of pupils in a variety of clubs and community responsibilities.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent implementation of the curriculum across subjects.
• Pupils do not routinely practice and master knowledge, leading to gaps in understanding.
• Systems to check pupils' understanding and address misconceptions are not securely in place.
• Outcomes in national tests were significantly below national averages.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Beulah Junior School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Beulah Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Beulah Junior School had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 2.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.7% of pupils at Beulah Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Beulah Junior School received £8,924 and spent £9,273 for each of its 215 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £139,000 (£648 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Beulah Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beulah Junior School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Beulah Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Beulah Junior School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Beulah Junior School have?

Beulah Junior School has 215 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beulah Junior School cover?

Beulah Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Beulah Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Beulah Junior School?

Beulah Junior School is at Beulah Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8JF.