Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
Hazel Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Hadley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 231
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 116768
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01214533801
About this school
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beaconside Primary and Nursery 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 no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 86% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 86% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 93% | 87% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Beaconside Primary and Nursery 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 81% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 86% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 238 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beaconside Primary and Nursery School compares
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School ranked 11th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 5.5% | 13.8% | 235 | — |
| Holywell Primary and Nursery School | 70% | 5.4% | 25.7% | 410 | 0.5 miles |
| St James Catholic Primary School | 93% | 4% | 21% | 210 | 0.5 miles |
| Reaside Academy | 61% | 8.1% | 74.8% | 195 | 0.9 miles |
| Rednal Hill Junior School | 49% | 7.7% | 58.2% | 327 | 0.9 miles |
| Rednal Hill Infant School | — | 5.7% | 43.4% | 257 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.81%
- English as an additional language
- 7.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.49%
- Persistent absence
- 11.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holywell Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St James Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Reaside Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Rednal Hill Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Rednal Hill Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School ranks 28th of the 273 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
Common questions
- What ages does Beaconside Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Beaconside Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of Beaconside Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Lorraine Hadley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beaconside Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beaconside Primary and Nursery 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 Beaconside Primary and Nursery School?
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beaconside Primary and Nursery School full?
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 231 pupils and 235 on roll (102%), so it is at or above 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 Beaconside Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. Beaconside Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beaconside Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beaconside Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Beaconside Primary and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists Beaconside Primary and Nursery 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 Beaconside Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beaconside Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Worcestershire?
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School ranked 11th of 128 primary schools in Worcestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beaconside Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beaconside Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beaconside Primary and Nursery 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.