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Beechwood Junior School

Primary

Southampton · Southampton · SO18 4EG www.beechwoodjuniorschool.co.uk/

Pupils
350
cap. 311
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report card

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Latest inspection
7 May 2025
Area judgements only

Ofsted no longer gives state-funded schools a single overall grade.

Area judgements

Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good

Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
20 May 2015
Full inspectionOutstanding
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4 Oct 2013
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

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This school is in Southampton. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
66%
+14pp
LA
57%
England
63%
91%69%47%
'17'18'19'23'24'25
RWM higher
2%
+1pp
LA
7%
England
8%
10%5%0%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
82%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
78%
Maths higher standard
24%
Science expected standard
78%
SPAG expected standard
80%
LA AVG 67%
SPAG higher standard
33%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
106.0
LA AVG 104.4
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 103.36
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
357
cap. 311
360338316
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Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
LA AVG 21.21:1
21.519.918.4
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EAL
19%
LA AVG 31.32%
22%19%15%
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FSM eligible
33%
LA AVG 37.71%
33%31%28%
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SEN
16%
LA AVG 19.48%
21%18%16%
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Overall absence
4%
LA
6%
England
5%
5%4%4%
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Persistent absence
8%
LA
17%
England
13%
12%10%7%
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Overview

AddressJuniper Road, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 4EG
Telephone02380227692
Local authoritySouthampton
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£6238 spend / pupil£6762 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2566%2%357
2023/2452%1%360
2022/2347%0%+0.90-2.10-1.30357
2018/1979%8%-1.00-0.10-1.40359
2017/1891%10%+1.90-0.20+1.70349
2016/1789%7%+6.50+2.90+2.30316
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2582%36%76%2%78%24%78%80%106.0104.0106.016%
2023/2462%25%72%1%60%18%72%54%103.0101.0102.016%
2022/2374%31%72%0%64%18%83%59%105.0102.0103.016%
2018/1985%24%91%19%87%18%94%79%105.0105.0105.018%
2017/1895%41%94%19%97%37%99%93%109.0108.0106.016%
2016/1798%46%93%21%91%16%95%95%110.0106.0108.016%

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.

Became an academy 1 Oct 2013 (was URN 116087)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2535721.516%19%33%4%8%
2023/2436020.916%19%33%5%11%
2022/2335720.416%18%33%5%12%
2021/2235720.319%16%32%4%11%
2020/2135918.421%15%32%
2018/1935919.118%21%28%4%11%
2017/1834918.616%22%32%4%7%
2016/1731620.016%22%32%4%8%

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