Beechwood Primary Academy, Plymouth

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Beechwood Primary Academy

31 Rockfield Avenue, Southway, Plymouth PL6 6DX

http://www.beechwood-primary.co.uk/web

Beechwood Primary Academy is an academy. It has about 310 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in October 2024.

This school is a member of Discovery Multi Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Oakwood Primary Academy and Weston Mill Community Primary Academy.)

Particular strengths include Finances, Admissions, Progress and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Attendance, Attainment and Representation.

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Other schools nearby

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.6		Oakwood Primary Academy
0.8		Widewell Primary Academy
0.9		Whitleigh Community Primary School
0.9		Woodfield Primary School
0.9		Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery
1.1		St Peter's RC Primary School
1.4		St Matthew's Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy
1.4		Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School
1.6		Thornbury Primary School
1.6		Widey Court Primary School
1.7		Shakespeare Primary School
1.7		Knowle Primary School

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Admissions: Excellent. The occupancy rate is very low and the offer rate is roughly average.

Progress: Above average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is above average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Environment: About average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.

Disadvantaged pupils: About average. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all about average.

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community.

Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is poor, reading is poor and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is below average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.

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