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Beeches Primary School

  • Ofsted: Good · Oct 2013
  • Ages 4 to 11
  • Birmingham B42
  • 361 pupils

In short: a primary school. Ofsted rated it Good, but that was in 2013. Recent results and attendance are close to average.

Young children sitting together at a classroom table
A red-brick school building under a blue sky

Good to know

  • Good in all 4 areas at its last graded inspection.
  • Money in reserve: £272,438 saved at the last count.

Worth checking

  • Old grade. The Good rating is from 2013, before Covid.
  • OfstedGoodOct 2013, 13 years ago
  • Met the standard at 1163%Birmingham 63% · England 62%
  • Free school meals49%Birmingham 47%
  • Pupils361Room for 630
  • Days missed5.2%About 10 days a year
Then and now

Good in 2013. What's changed since?

Ofsted rated the school Good in 2010. 3 years later it was still Good. Since then it has had two shorter, ungraded visits, so there's no new grade.

Every Ofsted visit

Ofsted inspects every state school every few years. Choose a year to see what they found.

Good or better at all 3 graded inspections since 2006.

What Ofsted found in October 2013

  • LeadershipGood
  • Quality of teachingGood
  • Achievement of pupilsGood
  • Behaviour and safety of pupilsGood
Read the 2013 report on Ofsted

Earlier visits

Other Ofsted documents (2)

Letters and checks that aren't inspections, such as academy conversions, complaints and desk assessments. They don't change the school's grade.

The four grades, in plain English

Outstanding
Much better than the minimum.
Good
Meets every standard well.
Requires improvement
Not yet good. Ofsted will be back soon.
Inadequate
Serious problems that must be fixed.
Results

How children do by age 11

At the end of Year 6, children take national tests (called SATs) in reading, writing and maths. Latest results: summer 2025.

About 6 in 10 children met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Expected standard means a child is ready for secondary school work in all three subjects. 2025 tests.

63 out of every 100 Year 6 children
Beeches63%
Birmingham63%
England62%

90 pupils took these tests in 2025, so one child is about 1 percentage points.

Against 1,202 primary schools with a similar share of children on free school meals (44% to 54%), it's ahead of about 52% on the expected standard over recent years.

A girl reading a book on library stairs

Test scores, 2025

100 means the child met the standard. The highest possible is 120.

Reading107
England106
Maths105
England105

Grammar and spelling: 80% met the standard (England 73%).

Every result, year by yearEach England row is the figure for the same year.
20252024202320222021202020192018
Pupils tested908990–––9190
Met the expected standard63%55%50%–––60%60%
England62%61%60%65%64%
Higher standard6%6%3%–––4%3%
England8%8%8%11%10%
Reading score107106103–––103103
England106105105104105
Maths score105104103–––103103
England105104104105104
Grammar and spelling80%79%70%–––84%79%
England73%72%72%78%78%
Disadvantaged pupils443335–––3224
Disadvantaged, expected standard50%36%37%–––50%58%
England47%46%44%51%51%
Other pupils, expected standard76%66%58%–––66%61%
England69%67%66%71%70%
Reading progress––-2.1–––-1.1-2.7
Writing progress––-1.6–––+0.2-1.7
Maths progress––-1.5–––-1.9-1.6

The expected standard is the level the government expects at the end of Year 6, in reading, writing and maths together. The higher standard is well above it. Scores run from 80 to 120, and 100 meets the expected standard.

Disadvantaged pupils are those on free school meals in the last 6 years, or in care. Each group's England row is the same group across England. Small groups swing a lot from year to year, and a dash means DfE published no figure, often to protect small groups.

Progress compares children with others who started from the same point, and 0 is average. There are no scores after 2023, because the Year 2 tests they're measured from were cancelled in Covid.

Source: DfE, Find school and college performance data.

There were no national tests in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid. Tests came back in 2022, but DfE didn't publish school results for that year.

Beeches among primary schools in Birmingham

Each dot is one school, placed by the share of children meeting the expected standard.

Birmingham 63%England 62%0%25%50%75%100%Forestdale Primary School: 15%Topcliffe Primary School: 20%St Benedict's Primary School: 24%George Dixon Primary School: 26%Welsh House Farm Community School and Special Needs Resources Base: 32%St Vincent's Catholic Primary School: 33%St Wilfrid's Catholic Junior and Infant School: 34%Marlborough Primary School: 35%Blessed Dominic Barberi Catholic Primary School: 35%Cedars Academy: 36%Yardley Wood Community Primary School: 37%Woodgate Primary School: 37%St Clement's Church of England Academy: 38%St George's Church of England Academy, Newtown: 40%Court Farm Primary School: 40%Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School: 41%Summerfield Primary School: 41%St Thomas More Catholic Primary School: 42%Gunter Primary School: 43%Sundridge Primary School: 43%Blakesley Hall Primary School: 43%Marsh Hill Primary School: 44%Mansfield Green E-ACT Academy: 44%Wyndcliffe Primary School: 44%Oasis Academy Wattville: 44%Allens Croft Primary School: 45%Woodcock Hill Primary School: 45%Osborne Primary School: 45%Bordesley Green Primary School: 46%St Michael's Church of England Primary School: 46%Robin Hood Academy: 48%Firs Primary School: 48%Paget Primary School: 48%Deykin Avenue Junior and Infant School: 48%Rednal Hill Junior School: 49%Anglesey Primary School: 49%The Rosary Catholic Primary School: 49%Our Lady and St Rose of Lima Catholic Primary School: 50%Harper Bell Seventh-day Adventist School: 50%E-ACT Nechells Academy: 50%Wychall Primary School: 50%Hollywood Primary School: 51%Birches Green Primary School: 51%The Meadows Primary School: 51%Kingsthorne Primary School: 52%St Patrick and St Edmund's Catholic Primary School: 52%St Cuthbert's RC Junior and Infant (NC) School: 52%Nonsuch Primary School: 52%Kitwell Primary School: 53%Grove School: 53%Rookery School: 53%Holy Trinity CE Primary Academy (Handsworth): 53%Springfield Primary Academy: 53%Maryvale Catholic Primary School: 53%St Francis Catholic Primary School: 53%James Watt Primary School: 54%Bournville School: 54%St Thomas Church of England Primary School: 54%Conway Primary School: 54%Oasis Academy Benson: 54%St John's CofE Primary School: 55%Greet Primary School: 55%Hodge Hill Primary School: 55%Our Lady's Catholic Primary School: 55%Star King Solomon Academy: 55%Anderton Park Primary School: 56%Lyndon Green Junior School: 56%Washwood Heath Academy: 56%Brookfields Primary School: 56%Paganel Primary School: 56%Glenmead Primary School: 57%St Marys C of E Primary and Nursery, Academy, Handsworth: 57%Oasis Academy Woodview: 57%SS Mary & John Catholic Primary School: 57%Saint Barnabas Church of England Primary School: 57%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 57%Yorkmead Junior and Infant School: 57%Grendon Primary School: 58%Stechford Primary School: 58%Welford Primary School: 58%St Edward's Catholic Primary School: 58%St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School: 58%Yarnfield Primary School: 58%Sacred Heart Catholic School: 58%The Oaks Primary School: 58%St Clare's Catholic Primary School: 58%Barford Primary School: 59%Redhill Primary School: 59%Wheelers Lane Primary School: 59%Tame Valley Academy: 59%Alston Primary School: 59%Turves Green Primary School: 59%Kings Norton Primary School: 59%Cofton Primary School: 60%Elms Farm Community Primary School: 60%Nelson Mandela School: 60%Yardley Primary School: 60%Timberley Academy: 60%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 60%St Nicholas Catholic Primary School: 60%Chandos Primary School: 60%St Mark's Catholic Primary School: 60%St Teresa's Catholic Primary School: 60%Severne Junior Infant and Nursery School: 61%World's End Junior School: 61%English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School: 61%St Martin de Porres Catholic Primary School: 61%Nansen Primary School: 61%Reaside Academy: 61%Grestone Academy: 61%Yew Tree Community Junior and Infant School (NC): 61%King David Primary School: 62%The Oaklands Primary School: 62%St George's Church of England Primary School: 62%Oasis Academy Foundry: 62%Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy: 62%Heathlands Primary Academy: 62%Yenton Primary School: 62%Holy Souls Catholic Primary School: 62%Minworth Junior and Infant School: 63%Christ Church CofE Controlled Primary School and Nursery: 63%Mapledene Primary School: 63%Erdington Hall Primary School: 63%Kings Rise Academy: 63%Leigh Primary School: 63%Gossey Lane Academy: 63%Abbey Catholic Primary School: 63%Beeches: 63%Featherstone Primary School: 64%West Heath Primary School: 64%Mere Green Primary School: 64%Highfield Junior and Infant School: 64%Kingsland Primary School (NC): 65%Raddlebarn Primary School: 65%Greenholm Primary School: 65%Brookvale Primary School: 65%St Paul's Catholic Primary School: 65%The Oval School: 65%Highters Heath Community School: 65%Broadmeadow Junior School: 65%Colebourne Primary School: 66%Boldmere Junior School: 66%Calshot Primary School: 66%New Hall Primary School: 66%Hollyfield Primary School: 66%Kings Heath Primary School: 66%Hillstone Primary School: 66%Quinton Church Primary School: 66%St Chad's Catholic Primary School: 66%Park Hill Primary School: 67%Ladypool Primary School: 67%Thornton Primary School: 67%Oasis Academy Boulton: 67%Hawkesley Church Primary Academy: 67%Waverley School: 67%Stirchley Primary School: 67%Canterbury Cross Primary School: 67%St Peter and St Paul RC Junior and Infant School: 67%St John Fisher Catholic Primary School: 67%Adderley Primary School: 68%Cotteridge Primary School: 68%Hawthorn Primary School: 68%William Murdoch Primary School: 68%Clifton Primary School: 68%Merritts Brook Primary E-ACT Academy: 68%Green Meadow Primary School: 68%Regents Park Community Primary School: 69%Ward End Primary School: 69%Stanville Primary School: 69%Holy Family Catholic Primary School: 69%Ark Kings Academy: 69%Fairway Primary Academy: 69%Manor Park Primary Academy: 69%City Road Primary School: 69%Heath Mount Primary School: 69%St Augustine's Catholic Primary School: 69%St Laurence Church Junior School: 69%Harborne Primary School: 69%Shaw Hill Primary School: 70%Gilbertstone Primary School: 70%Somerville Primary (NC) School: 70%St John's & St Peter's CofE Primary: 70%Moor Green Primary Academy: 70%Oasis Academy Hobmoor: 70%Audley Primary School: 70%Colmers Farm Primary School: 70%Woodthorpe Junior and Infant School: 70%St James Church of England Primary School, Handsworth: 71%Walmley Junior School: 71%Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy: 71%Oasis Academy Blakenhale Junior: 71%The Orchards Primary Academy: 71%St Francis Church of England Aided Primary School and Nursery: 71%Nelson Primary School: 72%St Margaret Mary RC Junior and Infant School: 72%St Bernard's Catholic Primary School: 72%St Peters CofE Primary School: 72%Chilwell Croft Academy: 72%Parkfield Community School: 72%Birchfield Primary School: 72%Sutton Park Primary: 72%Cherry Orchard Primary School: 73%Bells Farm Primary School: 73%St Saviour's C of E Primary School: 73%St Mary's Church of England Primary School: 73%SS John and Monica Catholic Primary School: 73%Billesley Primary School: 73%Holy Cross Catholic Primary School: 73%St Brigid's Catholic Primary School: 73%Aston Tower Community Primary School: 73%Westminster Primary School: 73%Lakey Lane Primary School: 73%Town House Primary School: 73%Tiverton Academy: 74%Chivenor Primary School: 74%Brownmead Primary Academy: 74%New Oscott Primary School: 74%Hall Green Junior School: 75%Water Mill Primary School: 75%Maney Hill Primary School: 75%Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School: 75%The Deanery Church of England Primary School: 75%Dorrington Academy: 75%Warren Farm Primary School: 75%Slade Primary School: 75%Woodhouse Primary Academy: 75%Twickenham Primary School: 75%Northfield Manor Primary Academy: 75%Story Wood School: 75%St Anne's Catholic Primary School: 76%Pegasus Primary School: 76%Heathfield Primary School: 76%Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery: 77%Chad Vale Primary School: 77%St Alban's Catholic Primary School: 77%St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, Handsworth: 77%Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Primary School: 77%Arden Primary School: 78%Al-Furqan Primary School: 78%Ark Tindal Primary Academy: 78%Oasis Academy Short Heath: 78%Lift Four Dwellings Primary: 78%Acocks Green Primary School: 78%Hill West Primary School: 78%Starbank School: 78%Colmore Junior School: 79%Bournville Village Primary: 79%St Jude's Catholic Primary School: 79%Whitehouse Common Primary School: 79%Prince Albert Junior and Infant School: 79%Moseley Church of England Primary School: 80%Christ The King Catholic Primary School: 80%St Gerard's Catholic Primary School: 80%St Columba's Catholic Primary School: 80%St Peter's Catholic Primary School: 80%St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School: 80%Chilcote Primary School: 81%St Dunstan's Catholic Primary School: 81%Moor Hall Primary School: 82%St Matthew's CofE Primary School: 83%Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School: 83%Lift Montgomery: 83%Jervoise School: 83%Princethorpe Junior School: 83%Wylde Green Primary School: 84%Penns Primary School: 84%St Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School: 84%St Mary's Catholic Primary School: 84%Nishkam Primary School Birmingham: 84%Lift Lea Forest: 84%Ark Victoria Academy: 85%Lift Percy Shurmer: 86%The Shirestone Academy: 87%Little Sutton Primary School: 88%The Olive School, Birmingham: 88%St Joseph's Catholic Primary School: 90%Bordesley Village Primary School: 91%Coppice Primary School: 92%Four Oaks Primary School: 93%St James Catholic Primary School: 93%Cromwell Junior and Infant School: 97%The Olive School, Small Heath: 97%Beeches 63%
Beeches is higher than 119 of 281 other Birmingham state primary schools in 2025.
Day to day

Life at Beeches

The average child misses about 10 days a year

That's 5.2% of the school year, for any reason including illness. And 1 in 9 children (11%) missed at least 1 day in 10, which counts as persistently absent. Birmingham: 17%. England, primary schools: about 13%.

In schoolMissed

1.9% of pupils were suspended at least once in 2024/25

13 suspensions in all, 3.6 for every 100 pupils. Across England, similar schools: 1.1%. No permanent exclusions.

Before and after schoolWe don't hold club times. Ask the school.

Pupils

Who goes to Beeches

A steady school: 363 pupils in 2018, 361 now.

Year 6, in darker blue, is the year group that sits the tests at 11.
Children in front of a bookshelf

Ethnic background

33% White British · 12% Indian · 10% Pakistani · 7% Bangladeshi · 38% in smaller groups

  • 49%

    Free school meals

    Children from lower-income families. The school gets extra money to support them.

    Birmingham47.1%

  • 21.6%

    English as an additional language

    Children who speak another language at home. It says nothing about how well they speak English.

    Birmingham43.8%

  • 16.9%

    Special educational needs

    Children with special educational needs, with or without an EHC plan.

    Main needs recorded (pupils)

    • Moderate learning difficulty16
    • Social, emotional and mental health15
    • Speech, language and communication12

    Birmingham20.1%

  • 1.7%

    EHC plan

    Children with a legal plan for more complex needs (an Education, Health and Care plan).

Pupils and attendance, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Pupils on roll361360360359362359–361363––––
Days missed–5.2%5%5.6%6.1%3.6%–3.6%3.4%3.1%3.1%3.3%3.1%
England5.2%5.5%5.9%6.3%3.7%4%4.2%4%4%4%3.9%
Often absent–10.8%12.5%14.6%14.9%6.8%–5.2%3%3.6%3.8%4.4%5.6%
England13%14.5%16.2%17.7%8.8%8.2%8.7%8.3%8.2%8.4%8%

Each year is the school year ending that summer, so 2025 means 2024-25. Days missed is the share of school sessions missed for any reason. Often absent is the share of pupils missing at least 1 day in 10.

Source: DfE, school census and pupil absence.

Attendance for 2026 isn't published yet.

2021 attendance was shaped by Covid, so read it with care.

There are no 2020 figures: Covid stopped the attendance count, and we don't hold that year's pupil numbers.

Our pupil numbers start in 2018.

Open day

What to ask when you visit

Based on what the data says about Beeches. Take this list with you.

  1. 1“What did Ofsted say on its June 2023 visit?”The Good grade is from 2013. The newer report is the best guide to the school today.
  2. 2“How will you use the money in reserve?”The school had £272,438 saved at the last count.
  3. 3“How do you support children who need extra help?”16.9% of pupils have special educational needs here.
Nearby

Other primary schools nearby

Popular schools fill up, so it's wise to list more than one. Here's how Beeches compares with its neighbours.

See all Birmingham primaries
Ofsted: GoodYou're here

Beeches Primary School

B42 2PY · Community School · 361 pupils

Met the standard
63%
Days missed
5.2%
Pupils per teacher
21.2
Ofsted: Needs attention in 3 areas

Glenmead Primary School

B44 8UQ · State · Primary · Ages 4–11

Met the standard
57%
Days missed
4.8%
Pupils per teacher
21.9
Ofsted: Good

Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy

B44 8NT · Academy · Primary · Ages 3–11

Met the standard
71%
Days missed
5.1%
Pupils per teacher
21.3
Ofsted: Good

Calshot Primary School

B42 2BY · State · Primary · Ages 3–11

Met the standard
66%
Days missed
6.1%
Pupils per teacher
19.8

Keep an eye on Beeches

We'll email you when there's a new Ofsted report, new results or new admissions figures. Nothing else.

Staff and money

Teachers, and what the school spends

1 teacher for every 21 children

Children per teacher across the whole school, not class size. Birmingham: 20.4. England, primary schools: 20.7. Counting teaching assistants and other support staff, there's 1 adult for every 14 children.

Average class: 30 children.

17teachers (full-time equivalent)
8.9teaching assistants
94%of teachers fully qualified
Pupils in a classroom while their teacher presents
Staff, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011
Pupils per teacher21.220.921.420.419.920.924.220.521.921.521.81918.52021.621.4
England20.720.820.820.720.620.620.920.920.920.620.520.420.520.520.520.5
Teachers (full-time)1717.216.817.618.217.21517.616.616.816.518.418.616.815.815.2
Teaching assistants8.96.611.69.69.310.68.88.69.810.310.79.38.51212–
Qualified teachers94%88%94%94%95%94%100%100%100%94%100%100%100%100%100%100%

Each year is the November staff count of that school year, so 2025 means 2024-25. Pupils per teacher covers the whole school, not class size. Full-time counts two half-time teachers as one. Qualified means holding qualified teacher status.

Source: DfE, School workforce in England.

£7,913 spent on each child a year

2025 to 2026. Up from £4,767 in 2015.

  • Staff (teachers, assistants and others)£5,45269%
  • Buildings and grounds£1,14815%
  • Everything else: books, IT, food, supplies£1,31317%
Money in
£8,238
Spent
£7,913

These are the school's own accounts. In 2025-26 it took in £117,454 more than it spent (£325 per pupil). Money left over goes into its reserves.

The school had £272,438 saved (£755 per pupil) in 2026. Reserves are for a rainy day, but they're meant to benefit pupils. Worth asking how they'll be used.

Money per pupil, year by yearEach England row is for the same year and kind of school.
202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
Spending£7,913£7,545£7,112£6,822£5,903£5,510£5,426£6,414£5,425£5,268£4,623£4,767
England£7,039£6,588£6,167£5,758£5,397£5,306£5,126£5,058£5,066
Income£8,238£7,745£6,819£6,380£5,792£5,721£5,514£5,435£5,401£5,191£4,931£5,197
Staff costs£5,452£5,342£5,797£4,696£4,218£3,940£3,724£3,724£3,759£3,701––
Buildings and grounds£1,148£1,134£387£1,181£21£0£5£0£328£309––
Reserves£755£431£231£525£959£1,079£859£775£1,745£1,784£1,866£1,603

Each year is the financial year ending in that year. Per pupil means the year's total divided by the number of pupils. These are day-to-day figures: big building projects aren't counted.

Source: DfE, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool.

The basics

School details

Ages
4 to 11
Type
Community School
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Size
361 pupils, 630 places
Headteacher
Mr Mike Smart
Council
Birmingham
Address
Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, West Midlands, B42 2PY
Phone
0121 360 4222
Website
www.beechesprimary.co.uk
School number (URN)
103163 · See it on the government register
Questions

Questions parents ask

Is Beeches Primary School a good school?

Ofsted rated it Good in October 2013. That's a while ago. In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% across England. Visit, and read the latest inspection report.

What is Beeches Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated it Good in October 2013. That's a while ago. Ofsted no longer gives one overall grade, so its next inspection will give a report card that grades each area. The full report on Ofsted's website explains what it does well and what it needs to improve.

What are Beeches Primary School's SATs results?

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in Birmingham and 62% across England. 6% reached the higher standard, against 8% in Birmingham and 8% across England. Its average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 105 in maths, where 100 is the expected standard.

How does Beeches Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?

63% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2025. That puts it joint 155th of 282 mainstream state primary schools in Birmingham with published results that year.

Does Beeches have a nursery?

Our data doesn't show a nursery class. Ask the school about places for younger children.

Is it a faith school?

No, it doesn't have a religious character.

How do you work out the Eduscope rank score?

We compare the school with others of the same phase across England on its latest Ofsted inspection, results and attendance, and turn that into a score out of 100. The weights are on our methodology page. Admissions, staff and money aren't part of it.

Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce, academy accounts, admissions statistics, Ofsted and ISI. Photos are stand-ins. School details and inspections checked against official records on 5 November 2026.

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