The Beeches Community Primary School

Type	Primary / Academy converter
Age Range	2-11
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Shakespeare Road Ipswich Suffolk IP1 6ET
Phone	01473741225
Reference Number	141849

General Makeup

Number of pupils	392
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 55.1% Girls: 44.9%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	41.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	27.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	22.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	23.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	26.3

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	28	19	47
2	25	21	46
3	20	28	48
4	22	24	46
5	30	13	43
6	23	24	47

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	51.5%
White, Other	11%
White & Black (Caribbean)	7.7%
African	3.8%
Unclassified	3.3%
Mixed, Other	2.8%
White & Asian	2%
White & Black (African)	1.8%
Indian	1%
Caribbean	0.8%
Asian, Other	0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating	As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date	2024-01-23

Date	Description	Report
2023-12-05	School inspection	School inspection
2018-02-08	Short inspection	Short inspection
2015-03-04	Academy conversion letter	Academy conversion letter
Previously as Whitton Community Primary School
2012-10-04	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2011-05-25	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2010-01-27	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2006-12-13	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2001-05-08	Full inspection	Full inspection
2012-10-04	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2011-05-25	Monitoring visit	Monitoring visit
2010-01-27	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2006-12-13	Full inspection:	Full inspection:
2001-05-08	Full inspection	Full inspection

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2019. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don't Know	Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school.	58	14	0	1	0	73
2. My child feels safe at this school.	49	22	1	1	0	73
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.	42	27	1	1	2	73
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.	57	3	5	1	1	6
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.	49	23	0	0	1	73
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly.	0	47	22	1	0	3
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
8. The school has high expectations for my child.	42	30	0	0	1	73
9. My child does well at this school.	49	24	0	0	0	73
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing.	48	24	0	0	1	73
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.	46	25	0	0	2	73
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.	41	31	0	0	1	73
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development.	46	26	0	1	0	73
14. I would recommend this school to another parent.		72	1

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	57%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	5%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	104	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	102	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	-1	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	0.8	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	-1	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	7	0
Third Preference	7	0
From another Local Authority	0	0

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
St Pancras Catholic Primary School Stratford Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6EF	0.17 miles
Highfield Nursery School Chesterfield Drive, Ipswich, IP1 6DW	0.4 miles
Castle Hill Infant School Dryden Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6QD	0.51 miles
Castle Hill Junior School Dryden Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6QD	0.51 miles
Whitehouse Community Primary School Marlow Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5JN	0.57 miles
Dale Hall Community Primary School Dale Hall Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4LX	0.81 miles
Springfield Junior School Kitchener Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4DT	0.96 miles
Springfield Infant School and Nursery 11 Wesley Way, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 4PP	0.99 miles
Handford Hall Primary School 57 Gatacre Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2LQ	1.4 miles
Bramford Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Duckamere, Bramford, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 4AH	1.48 miles
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich Portman Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 2AX	1.73 miles
Ranelagh Primary School Pauls Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0AN	1.75 miles
Sproughton Church of England Primary School Church Lane, Sproughton, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 3BB	1.88 miles
Claydon Primary School Lancaster Way, Claydon, Ipswich, IP6 0DX	1.96 miles
St Margaret's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Ipswich Bolton Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2BT	1.97 miles
St Helen's Primary School Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2LT	2.26 miles
The Oaks Primary School Aster Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 0NR	2.31 miles
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9HN	2.35 miles
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich Woodbridge Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4EU	2.43 miles
Sidegate Primary School Sidegate Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 4JD	2.44 miles

Name	Distance
Thomas Wolsey Ormiston Academy Defoe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6SG	0.12 miles
Ormiston Endeavour Academy Defoe Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6SG	0.5 miles
Westbourne Academy Marlow Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 5JN	0.58 miles
The Meadows Montessori School 32 Larchcroft Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6AR	0.69 miles
Ipswich School Henley Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SG	1.5 miles
Claydon High School Church Lane, Claydon, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP6 0EG	1.83 miles
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office St Andrew House, Ipswich, IP4 1LJ	2.24 miles
Woodbridge Road Academy 50 Russet Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 2EB	2.26 miles
Northgate High School Sidegate Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3DL	2.3 miles
Suffolk New College Rope Walk, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1LT	2.38 miles
Stone Lodge Academy Stone Lodge Lane West, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9HW	2.44 miles
Chantry Academy Mallard Way, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 9LR	2.5 miles
St Joseph's College Belstead Road, Ipswich, IP2 9DR	2.58 miles
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy Maidenhall Approach, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP2 8PL	2.77 miles
One Sixth Form College Scrivener Drive, Pinewood, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 3SU	2.77 miles
The Bridge School Sprites Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP8 3ND	3.03 miles
Belstead House Adult Education Centre Sprites Lane, Ipswich, IP8 3NA	3.2 miles
St Alban's Catholic High School Digby Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 3NJ	3.27 miles
Copleston High School Copleston Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 5HD	3.33 miles
Sir Bobby Robson School Lindbergh Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 9FA	4.08 miles

The Beeches Community Primary School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Ofsted Parent View

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Age Range

Special Schools

Independent Schools

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

Students Meeting expected standard

Students Meeting higher standard

GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)