Beaumont Primary Academy

About Beaumont Primary Academy

If you're a parent in Kirklees weighing up Beaumont Primary Academy, the parent feedback is a good place to start. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, a striking 96% of the 205 respondents said they would recommend the school. That's a very high vote of confidence. Digging into the detail, 98% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 97% felt their child is safe. The school is clearly popular with families, and the numbers back that up: for the 2025/26 intake, Beaumont received 171 applications for 88 places, making it oversubscribed with a ratio of 1.94 applicants per place. 87 of those 88 places went to first-preference families, so getting a spot here is competitive but achievable if you live close enough. The school is led by headteacher Anita Mather and caters for children aged 2 to 11, with a nursery on site.

Academically, Beaumont is a solid performer but not at the top of the local league tables. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That's just below the Kirklees local authority average of 60%. The school's ranking within the LA places it 58th out of 94 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half nationally at the 63rd percentile. However, the picture is more nuanced when you look at individual subjects. In reading, the average scaled score was 103, and in maths it was 102, both slightly above the national benchmark of 100. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading was 19%, and in maths it was 12%, though the combined higher standard was just 2%. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2024, judged that the school had improved significantly since its last graded inspection in 2019, when it was rated Good overall. Leadership and management, along with early years provision, were both rated Outstanding.

Beaumont is a large primary school, with 694 pupils on roll against a capacity of 630, so it's operating above its official number. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 34.6%, which is above the national average, reflecting a diverse intake. The school offers a wide range of facilities, including a forest school, a sensory room, a gymnasium, and an ICT suite. Sports provision covers gymnastics, tennis, athletics, swimming and cricket, while clubs include choir, coding, eco club, art, chess and book club. For families with children who have special educational needs, the school lists provisions for a broad spectrum of needs, including dyslexia, autism, speech and language difficulties, and physical disabilities. In the Parent View survey, 82% of parents agreed that SEND children get the support they need. This is a school that feels well-run, popular and inclusive, but if you're aiming for the highest academic outcomes in Kirklees, you might want to look at the top-performing schools nearby, such as Carlton Junior and Infant School or Netherthong Primary School.

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