School profile

Beech Green Primary School

Primary · Community school · Gloucester, GL2 4WD

Requires improvement

Map showing Beech Green Primary School

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,558 of 15,057

Worse than 63% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Beech Green Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 16 Jul 2024

Ofsted rating
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils320 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Caroline Musty
Local authorityGloucestershire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 115600.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths59%60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths5%9%8%
Average reading score107106106
Average maths score107105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score105105105
Expected standard in reading76%76%76%
Expected standard in writing63%71%73%
Expected standard in maths86%73%75%
Pupils taking tests59--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils320
Girls162
Boys158
Eligible for free school meals16.3%
First language not English13.1%
SEN support77
EHC plan18
Average class size26.7

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
71.3%
Other White
9.7%
African
4.7%
White and Black African
2.8%
Other mixed
2.5%
White and Black Caribbean
2.2%
Indian
2.2%
Other Black
0.9%
Pakistani
0.6%
Irish
0.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolGloucestershireEngland
Overall absence4.9%4.9%5.1%
Persistent absence13.1%11.8%13.2%
Severe absence0.7%1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)29
Applications (Reception)95
First preference applications (Reception)28
First preference offers (Reception)28
Applications from another local authority (Reception)0

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll343
Unfilled places18.3%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher22.4
Pupils per adult11.5
Teachers (FTE)14.26
Teaching assistants (FTE)13.58
Support staff (FTE)18.85
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2515.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512.6
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.8
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate6.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.1%
Permanent exclusion rate0.3%
Permanent exclusions1

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Beech Green Primary School
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0.3 miPrimaryField Court Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miPrimaryMeadowside Primary SchoolCommunity school
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0.4 miPrimaryClearwater Church of England Primary AcademyFree schools
Good
0.7 miPrimaryKingsway Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.8 miSecondaryHolmleigh Park High SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.9 miPrimaryHarewood Junior SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryHarewood Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.9 miPrimaryHardwicke Parochial Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good

Frequently asked questions about Beech Green Primary School

What is Beech Green Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Beech Green Primary School is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted, last inspected on 16 Jul 2024.

How does Beech Green Primary School rank in England?

Beech Green Primary School ranks 9,558 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 63% of schools).

How many pupils attend Beech Green Primary School?

Beech Green Primary School has 320 pupils aged 4 to 11, with capacity for 420.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.