Beenham Primary School

Beenham Primary School continues to demonstrate good overall performance, maintaining high standards in pupil safety, well-being, and academic achievement. The positive relationships established between staff, pupils, and families foster a secure and supportive environment conducive to learning. The dedication of staff to provide a broad curriculum is evident, with an emphasis on personal development and meaningful learning experiences, especially in reading and mathematics. There is notable commitment to addressing individual needs, particularly for pupils with special educational needs and those who speak English as an additional language. Despite its strengths, the inspection also highlights a specific area for improvement regarding the consistency of teaching in a small number of subjects. Some teachers' subject knowledge lacks depth, occasionally hindering pupil learning in those areas. This challenge poses an opportunity for leaders to ensure that all staff are equipped with robust subject expertise to enhance the quality of education across the school's curriculum. Overall, Beenham Primary School manages to create a positive learning atmosphere while still having room for growth in certain subjects.

Strengths

• Strong emphasis on pupil safety and well-being
• Positive relationships between staff and families
• Broad and well-thought-through curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs
• Well-trained staff in early reading instruction
• Consistent approach to teaching reading
• Variety of personal development opportunities for pupils
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and behavior

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teacher subject knowledge in a small minority of subjects

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 Beenham Primary School attended 87.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 28.3% 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 Beenham Primary 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 Beenham Primary School had 13.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 38.6% of pupils at Beenham Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.0% 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 Beenham Primary School received £10,017 and spent £9,988 for each of its 57 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £59,000 (£1,035 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 Beenham Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Beenham Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2022.

When was Beenham Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Beenham Primary School was last inspected in November 2022.

How many pupils does Beenham Primary School have?

Beenham Primary School has 57 pupils on roll.

What age range does Beenham Primary School cover?

Beenham Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Beenham Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Beenham Primary School?

Beenham Primary School is at Mount Pleasant, Beenham, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 5NN.