Beechwood Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Ambleside Close
Woodley
Reading
Berkshire
RG5 4JJ
Phone 01189695976
Reference Number 147023

General Makeup

Number of pupils 327
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.82%
Girls: 46.18%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 22.6%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 36.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 27.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 20 13 33
2 27 16 43
3 37 23 60
4 23 24 47
5 22 36 58
6 31 28 59

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 48%
White, Other 11%
Indian 9.5%
Pakistani 8.3%
Asian, Other 5.2%
African 4.3%
Unclassified 2.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
White & Black (African) 2.1%
White & Asian 1.8%
Chinese 1.5%
Mixed, Other 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Requires Improvement
 >  Quality of education Requires Improvement
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Requires Improvement
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2024-02-27
Date Description Report
2023-11-14 School inspection: School inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 49% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 7% 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 0.6 Unlock Unlock
Writing -2 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.8 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 12 0
Third Preference 21 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
The Ambleside Centre
Ambleside Close, Reading, RG5 4JJ
0.02 miles
Rivermead Primary School
Loddon Bridge Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4BS
0.4 miles
South Lake Primary School
Campbell Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3NA
0.41 miles
St Dominic Savio Catholic Primary School
Western Avenue, Woodley, Berkshire, RG5 3BH
0.42 miles
Highwood Primary School
Fairwater Drive, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3JE
0.55 miles
Willow Bank Infant School
Duffield Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RW
0.73 miles
Willow Bank Junior School
Duffield Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RW
0.73 miles
Woodley CofE Primary School
Hurricane Way, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4UX
0.87 miles
Sonning Church of England Primary School
Liguge Way, Sonning, Reading, Berkshire, RG4 6XF
1.18 miles
Earley St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Church Road, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1EY
1.2 miles
Loddon Primary School
Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7LR
1.28 miles
Aldryngton Primary School
Off Silverdale Road, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7HR
1.37 miles
Alfred Sutton Primary School
148 Wokingham Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 1JR
1.46 miles
Hawkedon Primary School
Hawkedon Way, Lower Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 3AP
1.47 miles
Winnersh Primary School
Greenwood Grove, Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5LH
1.89 miles
Radstock Primary School
Radstock Lane, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 5UZ
1.91 miles
Redlands Primary School
Lydford Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5QH
1.94 miles
New Town Primary School
School Terrace, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3LS
2.01 miles
St Nicholas Church of England Primary, Hurst
School Road, Hurst, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG10 0DR
2.06 miles
St John's Church of England Primary School
121-147 Orts Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 3JN
2.12 miles
Name Distance
Addington School
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3EU
0.6 miles
The Bulmershe School
Woodlands Avenue, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 3EU
0.6 miles
Waingels
Waingels Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RF
1.09 miles
Maiden Erlegh School
Silverdale Rd, Earley, Reading, Berkshire, RG6 7HS
1.34 miles
Reading Blue Coat School
Holme Park, Berkshire, RG4 6SU
1.43 miles
UTC Reading
Crescent Road, East Reading, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5RQ
1.6 miles
Maiden Erlegh School in Reading
81 Crescent Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5SL
1.6 miles
The Forest School
Robin Hood Lane, Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5NE
1.82 miles
St Joseph's College
1.95 miles
Reading School
Erleigh Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5LW
2.18 miles
Red Balloon Learner Centre Reading
220-222 Kings Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 4JJ
2.31 miles
Oak Tree School
Woodward Close, Winnersh, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG41 5LP
2.36 miles
Leighton Park School
Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 7ED
2.37 miles
Hamilton School
135 Bulmershe Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5SG
2.41 miles
The Abbey School Reading
17 Kendrick Road, Reading, RG1 5DZ
2.52 miles
The Deenway Montessori School
3-5 Sidmouth Street, Reading, RG1 4QZ
2.57 miles
Kendrick School
London Road, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5BN
2.6 miles
Reddam House Berkshire
Bearwood Road, Wokingham, RG41 5BG
2.65 miles
Reading Girls' School
Northumberland Avenue, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 7PY
2.72 miles
Crosfields School
Shinfield Road, Reading, RG2 9BL
2.8 miles
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