SCHOOL PROFILE

Beech Hill Community Primary School

Primary Community school URN 131089
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 940 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

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

Previous Ofsted activity

13 October 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 24 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 888 888 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 428 48.2% of pupils
Male pupils 460 51.8% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

28.6%
3.8 pts above England
School 28.6%
Luton 27.3%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

82.8%
62.5 pts above England
School 82.8%
Luton 49.4%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Luton 0.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Bangladeshi
48.4%
430
Pakistani
32.8%
291
Any other White background
5.6%
50
Indian
4.6%
41
Any other Asian background
3.0%
27
African
2.3%
20
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 24.0% 213 of 888 pupils
3.2 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 24.0%
Luton 19.8%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.7% 175 pupils
England 14.8% 4.9 pts above
EHC plans 4.3% 38 pupils
England 6.0% 1.8 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 107
Moderate learning difficulty 61
Autistic spectrum disorder 23
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Hearing impairment 3
Physical disability 3

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

58.0% 2.4 pts below England
School 58.0%
Luton 63.3%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Luton 75.2%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

67.0%

3.3 pts below England

School 67.0%
Luton 70.8%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

76.0%

4.0 pts above England

School 76.0%
Luton 74.7%
East of England 70.3%
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

5.55%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.67 pts lower than England
School 5.55%
Luton 6.08%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

17.21%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.39 pts higher than England
School 17.21%
Luton 16.56%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.26%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.54 pts lower than England
School 0.26%
Luton 1.45%
East of England 1.83%
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

94.5% 6.3 pts above England
Beech Hill Community Primary School
94.5%
Luton
93.1%
East of England
87.4%
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