Beechwood Primary Academy

About Beechwood Primary Academy

Beechwood Primary Academy sits in a challenging position within Plymouth’s primary landscape. Its headline Key Stage 2 metric — the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths — stands at 42%, which is notably lower than the local authority average of 63%. This places the school 61st out of 65 primaries in Plymouth, firmly in the bottom half of the league table. Nationally, it ranks in the 89th percentile, meaning around 89% of schools across the country performed better on this measure. The school’s ranking score of 42 reflects this gap. However, the picture is not uniformly bleak. In writing, 64% of pupils met the expected standard, and in maths the figure was 62%, both closer to the LA average. Reading was lower at 56%, and no pupils achieved the higher standard in either reading and writing combined or writing alone. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2024 rated it Good across all categories — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, early years provision, and leadership and management — a consistent improvement from its previous Good rating in 2013.

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