Beechwood School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Long Readings Lane
Slough
Berkshire
SL2 1QE
Phone 01753579632
Reference Number 143327

General Makeup

Number of pupils 830
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.77%
Girls: 47.23%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 40.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 46.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.8

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 84 64 148
8 79 70 149
9 77 72 149
10 76 62 138
11 81 66 147
12 29 28 57
13 12 30 42

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 29.8%
Pakistani 16.3%
White, Other 13.4%
African 9.9%
Indian 5.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 5.4%
White & Asian 3.5%
Unclassified 3.3%
Mixed, Other 2.4%
White & Black (African) 1.9%
Asian, Other 1.7%
Caribbean 1.6%

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 Report Date 2025-06-10
Date Report
2025-04-29 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 10 June 2025
2024-06-20 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 10 July 2024
2023-01-24 School inspection:Requires ImprovementSchool inspection, PDF - 17 March 2023
2019-06-25 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 17 July 2019
2016-10-06 Academy conversion letterAcademy conversion letter, PDF - 06 October 2016
Previously as Beechwood School
2016-05-04 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2016
2014-11-10 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 27 November 2014
2014-06-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 25 June 2014
2014-02-27 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 25 March 2014
2012-12-10 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 03 January 2013
2010-12-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 January 2011
2009-03-03 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 17 April 2009
2008-01-16 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 05 February 2008
2002-09-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2003
2016-05-04 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 25 May 2016
2014-11-10 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 27 November 2014
2014-06-09 Monitoring visitMonitoring visit, PDF - 25 June 2014
2014-02-27 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 25 March 2014
2012-12-10 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 03 January 2013
2010-12-09 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 11 January 2011
2009-03-03 Curriculum and development visitCurriculum and development visit, PDF - 17 April 2009
2008-01-16 Full inspection:GoodFull inspection, PDF - 05 February 2008
2002-09-30 Full inspectionFull inspection, PDF - 14 January 2003

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 28% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 42% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 22.69 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 23.33 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade D+ C C+
Average Grade (best 3) D+ C C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 0% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 37 8
Third Preference 30 3
From another Local Authority 6 5

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