SCHOOL PROFILE

Beaconside Primary and Nursery School

Primary Community school URN 116768
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 231 Published school capacity
Capacity used 101.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

24 February 2026
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

24 November 2021
Ungraded inspection School remains Good
Published 19 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Worcestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 235 235 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 100 42.6% of pupils
Male pupils 135 57.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.8%
15.0 pts below England
School 9.8%
Bromsgrove 14.0%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.9%
11.4 pts below England
School 8.9%
Bromsgrove 3.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bromsgrove 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.7%
199
Any other Mixed background
3.4%
8
White and Black Caribbean
2.6%
6
Caribbean
1.7%
4
Any other White background
1.3%
3
Chinese
1.3%
3
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 17.5% 41 of 235 pupils
3.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 17.5%
Bromsgrove 18.9%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts below
EHC plans 4.3% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
No specialist assessment yet 9
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Specific learning difficulty 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

80.0% 19.6 pts above England
School 80.0%
Bromsgrove 65.9%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
Bromsgrove 76.9%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

87.0%

16.7 pts above England

School 87.0%
Bromsgrove 75.3%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Bromsgrove 77.3%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.49%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.73 pts lower than England
School 5.49%
Bromsgrove 5.65%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.48%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.34 pts lower than England
School 11.48%
Bromsgrove 13.92%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.55%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.26 pts lower than England
School 0.55%
Bromsgrove 1.35%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

101.7% 13.5 pts above England
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
101.7%
Bromsgrove
87.8%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information