Beech Grove Primary School
Beechwood Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS4 3AP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr John Dixon
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough and Thornaby East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 486
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 111577
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642818577
About this school
Beech Grove Primary School is a community primary school in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 402 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beech Grove 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 60 | 67 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 84% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 87% | 89% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 90% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 82% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 Beech Grove 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 | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 77% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 457 |
| 2023/24 | 461 |
| 2024/25 | 425 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beech Grove Primary School compares
Beech Grove Primary School ranked 6th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.4% | 72.2% | 402 | — |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 3.9% | 12.5% | 398 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 35.7% | 404 | 0.7 miles |
| Berwick Hills Primary School | 40% | 5.9% | 72% | 321 | 0.8 miles |
| Newham Bridge Primary School | 75% | 5.4% | 55% | 321 | 0.8 miles |
| St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy | 40% | 5.4% | 46.2% | 194 | 0.9 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)
- 72.15%
- English as an additional language
- 16%
- Overall absence
- 5.37%
- Persistent absence
- 15.36%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Berwick Hills Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
Newham Bridge Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
-
St Pius X Catholic Primary School, a Catholic Voluntary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
Beech Grove Primary School ranks 8th of the 57 ranked primary schools in Middlesbrough.
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
- Acklam Whin Primary School Primary
- Archibald Primary School Primary
- Ayresome Primary School Primary
- Bankfields Primary School Primary
- Berwick Hills Primary School Primary
- Bilsdale Midcable Chop Gate Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Breckon Hill Primary School Primary
- Caedmon Primary School Primary
- Carlton and Faceby Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Chandlers Ridge Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beech Grove Primary School teach?
- Beech Grove Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Beech Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beech Grove Primary School is Mr John Dixon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beech Grove Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beech Grove 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 Beech Grove Primary School?
- Beech Grove Primary School has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beech Grove Primary School full?
- Beech Grove Primary School has capacity for 486 pupils and 402 on roll (83%), 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 Beech Grove Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beech Grove Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beech Grove Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beech Grove Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Beech Grove Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Beech Grove Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beech Grove Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 77% in 2022/23 and 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beech Grove Primary School compare with other schools in Middlesbrough?
- Beech Grove Primary School ranked 6th of 40 primary schools in Middlesbrough for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beech Grove Primary School's absence rate?
- Beech Grove Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beech Grove Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beech Grove 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.