Beechwood Primary School
Kentmere Avenue, Seacroft, Leeds, LS14 6QB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Leeds East Primary Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mrs S Lanforth
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 459
- Pupils on roll
- 455
- URN
- 107920
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01132930250
About this school
Beechwood Primary School is a foundation primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 455 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beechwood Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 72% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 10% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 82% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 77% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Beechwood 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 | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 473 |
| 2023/24 | 470 |
| 2024/25 | 459 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechwood Primary School compares
Beechwood Primary School ranked 105th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 6.8% | 41.3% | 455 | — |
| Parklands Primary School | 45% | 7.4% | 41.4% | 360 | 0.4 miles |
| Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School | 80% | 5.9% | 33% | 212 | 0.5 miles |
| Seacroft Grange Primary School | 39% | 10% | 52.6% | 195 | 0.5 miles |
| Grange Farm Primary School | 38% | 7.7% | 52.7% | 422 | 0.7 miles |
| Swarcliffe Primary School | 52% | 8.1% | 43.9% | 299 | 0.7 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)
- 41.29%
- English as an additional language
- 17.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.81%
- Persistent absence
- 24.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Parklands Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
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Seacroft Grange Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Grange Farm Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Swarcliffe Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Beechwood Primary School ranks 82nd of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beechwood Primary School teach?
- Beechwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beechwood Primary School is Mrs S Lanforth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beechwood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechwood 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 many pupils are at Beechwood Primary School?
- Beechwood Primary School has 455 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beechwood Primary School full?
- Beechwood Primary School has capacity for 459 pupils and 455 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beechwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beechwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beechwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beechwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Beechwood Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Beechwood Primary School is part of The Leeds East Primary Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beechwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beechwood Primary School compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Beechwood Primary School ranked 105th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beechwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Beechwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beechwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechwood 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 29 June 2026.