Beech Grove Primary School
Courtland Road, Wellington, TA21 8NE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Claire Joyce
- Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 266
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 123711
- Local authority
- Somerset
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01823662438
About this school
Beech Grove Primary School is a community primary school in Wellington. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 244 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- 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 | 57 | 42 | 37 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 40% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 52% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 60% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 40% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.50 | - | - |
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 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 51% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 40% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 299 |
| 2023/24 | 282 |
| 2024/25 | 261 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beech Grove Primary School compares
Beech Grove Primary School ranked 94th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.6% | 23.8% | 244 | — |
| Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School | — | 3.3% | 13.1% | 278 | 0.5 miles |
| St John's Church of England Primary School | 52% | 6.1% | 33.6% | 219 | 0.5 miles |
| Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.9% | 35.2% | 198 | 0.6 miles |
| Wellesley Park Primary School | 59% | 4.1% | 17.3% | 271 | 0.7 miles |
| Sampford Arundel Community Primary School | 57% | 4.4% | 25% | 43 | 2.0 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)
- 23.75%
- English as an additional language
- 16.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 11.44%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
St John's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Wellesley Park Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wellington
-
Sampford Arundel Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Wellington
Other schools in Wellington
Beech Grove Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wellington.
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel Primary School Primary
- Langford Budville Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rockwell Green Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sampford Arundel Community Primary School Primary
- St John's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Stawley Primary School Primary
- Webber's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Wellesley Park Primary School Primary
- West Buckland Primary School Primary
- Court Fields School Secondary
- Wellington School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Beech Grove Primary School teach?
- Beech Grove Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wellington.
- Who is the headteacher of Beech Grove Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beech Grove Primary School is Ms Claire Joyce, 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 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beech Grove Primary School full?
- Beech Grove Primary School has capacity for 266 pupils and 244 on roll (92%), 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?
- No. The schools register records Beech Grove Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- 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 51% in 2022/23 and 57% 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 Somerset?
- Beech Grove Primary School ranked 94th of 155 primary schools in Somerset for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% 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 4.6% 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 30 June 2026.