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Beechfield School

Primary

Watford · Watford · WD24 5TY http://www.beechfield.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
458
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
458
Pupils · 2024/25
57%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
458
Pupils · 2024/25
57%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Beechfield School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
72%
+1pp
72%64%55%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
3%
-9pp
12%8%3%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
35%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

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
458
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
57%
FSM eligible
25%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Gammons Lane, Watford, WD24 5TY
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%3%82%25%77%12%87%23%87%80%106.0106.0107.018%458
2023/2471%12%77%33%73%15%92%38%79%87%105.0109.0108.018%435
2022/2367%10%77%21%75%25%83%31%73%79%105.0106.0107.0+2.00+3.40+3.3018%399
2018/1955%9%70%25%77%23%77%21%77%68%103.0104.0104.0+4.50+4.50+3.5010%393

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545823.718%57%25%6%16%
2023/2443523.718%55%22%6%15%
2022/2339923.518%54%23%6%18%
2021/2240821.816%54%25%7%19%
2020/2140221.315%59%24%
2018/1939321.110%58%20%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.