Beeches Primary School
Beeches Road, Great Barr, Birmingham, B42 2PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mike Smart
- Constituency
- Birmingham Erdington
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 361
- URN
- 103163
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213604222
About this school
Beeches Primary School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 361 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 89 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 55% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 6% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 76% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 69% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 79% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beeches Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 50% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 360 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beeches Primary School compares
Beeches Primary School ranked 150th of 264 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.2% | 47.2% | 361 | — |
| Glenmead Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 40.5% | 263 | 0.3 miles |
| Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy | 71% | 5.1% | 33.3% | 441 | 0.4 miles |
| Calshot Primary School | 66% | 6.1% | 35.2% | 436 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenholm Primary School | 65% | 5.1% | 36.2% | 628 | 0.7 miles |
| Maryvale Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 222 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.22%
- English as an additional language
- 18.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 10.84%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glenmead Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Barr View Primary & Nursery Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Calshot Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Greenholm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Maryvale Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Beeches Primary School ranks 150th of the 272 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 360 to 630 recorded 5 Sep 2026
- School name changed from Beeches Junior School to Beeches Primary School recorded 5 Sep 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Beeches Primary School teach?
- Beeches Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Beeches Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beeches Primary School is Mr Mike Smart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beeches Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beeches Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Beeches Primary School?
- Beeches Primary School has 361 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beeches Primary School full?
- Beeches Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 361 on roll (57%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beeches Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beeches Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beeches Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beeches Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Beeches Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beeches Primary School rank locally?
- Beeches Primary School ranked 150th of 264 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beeches Primary School's absence rate?
- Beeches Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beeches Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beeches Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 5 September 2026.