Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery | School performance

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

169

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

169

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

18%

RWM higher · 2024/25

169

Pupils · 2024/25

12%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/09/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityHertfordshire

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio18.1:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Hertfordshire

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

RWM expected standard

50%

+4pp

68%57%46%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

18%

+18pp

18%9%0%

'19'23'24'25

'25 · 18%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

61%

Reading higher standard

39%

Writing expected standard

71%

Writing higher standard

18%

Maths expected standard

57%

Maths higher standard

25%

Science expected standard

75%

SPAG expected standard

68%

SPAG higher standard

25%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

102.0

GPS scaled score

104.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

169

Pupil : teacher ratio

18.1

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

12%

FSM eligible

44%

SEN

29%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, AL4 8TP

Local authority

Hertfordshire

Website

www.beechhyde.aetrust.uk

Telephone

01582832661

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	18%	61%	39%	71%	18%	57%	25%	75%	68%	105.0	102.0	104.0	—	—	—	29%	169
2023/24	46%	0%	79%	32%	61%	4%	61%	18%	75%	64%	106.0	103.0	103.0	—	—	—	25%	176
2022/23	68%	8%	92%	44%	80%	12%	80%	32%	84%	88%	109.0	106.0	106.0	+4.40	+1.70	+0.20	13%	168
2018/19	60%	9%	76%	38%	78%	11%	73%	20%	82%	82%	106.0	105.0	106.0	+1.20	-0.80	-0.70	12%	218
2017/18	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	169	17.6	29%	12%	44%	6%	16%
2023/24	176	17.7	25%	11%	44%	9%	26%
2022/23	168	18.4	13%	14%	42%	7%	20%
2021/22	178	18.4	11%	8%	39%	8%	27%
2020/21	182	19.2	7%	8%	25%	—	—
2018/19	218	19.7	12%	6%	16%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	—	—	—	—	4%	9%