SCHOOL PROFILE

Beech Hill Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 144524
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 447 Published school capacity
Capacity used 98.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

7 March 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Newcastle upon Tyne
Trust VALOUR MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 441 417 full-time · 24 part-time
Female pupils 221 50.1% of pupils
Male pupils 220 49.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

51.5%
26.7 pts above England
School 51.5%
Newcastle upon Tyne 39.8%
North East 32.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.0%
10.3 pts below England
School 10.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 25.7%
North East 10.0%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 0.5%
North East 0.9%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.0%
353
African
6.3%
28
Any other Asian background
2.0%
9
Any other White background
2.0%
9
White and Black African
2.0%
9
Indian
1.6%
7
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 22.9% 101 of 441 pupils
2.1 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 22.9%
Newcastle upon Tyne 21.6%
North East 22.6%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 88 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.0% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 3.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 46
Moderate learning difficulty 28
Autistic spectrum disorder 13
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Hearing impairment 2
Specific learning difficulty 2

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

79.0% 18.6 pts above England
School 79.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 62.9%
North East 61.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 74.5%
North East 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 70.9%
North East 71.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

86.0%

14.0 pts above England

School 86.0%
Newcastle upon Tyne 73.5%
North East 72.3%
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

6.12%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.10 pts lower than England
School 6.12%
Newcastle upon Tyne 6.84%
North East 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

22.04%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.22 pts higher than England
School 22.04%
Newcastle upon Tyne 17.84%
North East 16.04%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Newcastle upon Tyne 2.25%
North East 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

98.7% 10.5 pts above England
Beech Hill Primary School
98.7%
Newcastle upon Tyne
93.2%
North East
87.8%
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