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EnglandSouth WestPlymouthPL6 6DXBeechwood Primary Academy
Primary

Beechwood Primary Academy

Primary

Plymouth · Plymouth · PL6 6DX www.beechwood-primary.co.uk

Pupils
265
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
34%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
265
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
34%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
265
Pupils · 2024/25
13%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityPlymouth
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Beechwood Primary Academy · Primary · Plymouth

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
34%
-8pp
65%50%34%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 34%
RWM higher standard
2%
+2pp
12%6%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
42%
Reading higher standard
20%
Writing expected standard
52%
Writing higher standard
2%
Maths expected standard
58%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
46%
SPAG higher standard
10%
Reading scaled score
98.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
98.0

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
265
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
13%
FSM eligible
49%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
31 Rockfield Avenue, Southway, Plymouth, PL6 6DX
Local authority
Plymouth
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
2024/2534%2%42%20%52%2%58%18%70%46%98.0101.098.022%265
2023/2442%0%56%10%64%0%62%14%72%56%101.0101.0100.023%308
2022/2363%0%65%21%73%0%67%6%73%71%103.0100.0103.0+0.70+1.60-0.8023%344
2018/1965%11%72%19%70%17%74%28%74%80%103.0105.0105.0+0.80+0.30+1.9016%425
2017/1865%12%69%39%76%14%76%31%82%76%105.0104.0105.0+1.10-0.20+1.20412

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
2024/2526516.422%13%49%7%21%
2023/2430812.423%14%45%8%24%
2022/2334414.123%12%48%10%36%
2021/2236216.119%10%48%10%38%
2020/2137819.418%10%44%
2018/1942522.216%7%39%5%13%
2017/1823.75%14%
2016/1744522.215%1%40%

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