Beech Green Primary School
St James, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 4WD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Acting Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Musty
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 320
- URN
- 115600
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452722363
About this school
Beech Green Primary School is a community primary school in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 320 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 61 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 38% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 71% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 53% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 49% | 54% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Green 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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 38% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 378 |
| 2023/24 | 361 |
| 2024/25 | 351 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beech Green Primary School compares
Beech Green Primary School ranked 127th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 5.9% | 16% | 320 | — |
| Field Court Church of England Infant Academy | — | 4.3% | 13.6% | 300 | 0.3 miles |
| Field Court Junior School | 71% | 4.6% | 19.1% | 353 | 0.3 miles |
| Meadowside Primary School | 45% | 3.7% | 10.6% | 205 | 0.4 miles |
| Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy | 67% | 3.8% | 9.5% | 332 | 0.4 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 72% | 5.5% | 22.4% | 444 | 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.
Inspection history
- 16 July 2024
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Ungraded inspection report20 April 2023
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.95%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 14.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Field Court Church of England Infant Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Field Court Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Meadowside Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Kingsway Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Beech Green Primary School ranks 33rd of the 53 ranked primary schools in Gloucester.
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
- Clearwater Church of England Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beech Green Primary School teach?
- Beech Green Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Beech Green Primary School?
- The acting headteacher of Beech Green Primary School is Mrs Caroline Musty, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beech Green Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beech Green 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 Beech Green Primary School?
- Beech Green Primary School has 320 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beech Green Primary School full?
- Beech Green Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 320 on roll (76%), 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 Green Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beech Green Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beech Green Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beech Green Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Beech Green Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 59% 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 Green Primary School rank locally?
- Beech Green Primary School ranked 127th of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% 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 Green Primary School's absence rate?
- Beech Green Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beech Green Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beech Green 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 30 June 2026.