SCHOOL PROFILE

Beechwood Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 147023
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 58.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 November 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Wokingham
Trust LDBS FRAYS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 244 244 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 104 42.6% of pupils
Male pupils 140 57.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.7%
5.9 pts above England
School 30.7%
Wokingham 9.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

40.6%
20.3 pts above England
School 40.6%
Wokingham 22.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wokingham 0.3%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
41.8%
102
Indian
11.9%
29
Pakistani
10.7%
26
Any other White background
8.2%
20
African
4.1%
10
Any other Asian background
3.7%
9
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 23.8% 58 of 244 pupils
2.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.8%
Wokingham 17.3%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 19.7% 48 pupils
England 14.8% 4.9 pts above
EHC plans 4.1% 10 pupils
England 6.0% 1.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Social, emotional & mental health 12
Specific learning difficulty 10
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Other difficulty or disability 3
Moderate learning difficulty 1

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

53.0% 7.4 pts below England
School 53.0%
Wokingham 70.2%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Wokingham 84.1%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

57.0%

13.3 pts below England

School 57.0%
Wokingham 77.8%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Wokingham 81.0%
South East 70.9%
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

6.35%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.13 pts higher than England
School 6.35%
Wokingham 5.36%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

18.81%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

3.00 pts higher than England
School 18.81%
Wokingham 12.49%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.66%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.14 pts lower than England
School 0.66%
Wokingham 1.23%
South East 1.93%
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

58.1% 30.1 pts below England
Beechwood Primary School
58.1%
Wokingham
89.1%
South East
89.5%
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