Beechwood Primary School
Linden Road, Luton, LU4 9RD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Michelle Breen-Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Luton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 892
- Pupils on roll
- 873
- URN
- 134701
- Local authority
- Luton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01582518400
About this school
Beechwood Primary School is a community primary school in Luton. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 873 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
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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 50% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 68% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 72% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 | Luton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 58% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 59.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 884 |
| 2023/24 | 872 |
| 2024/25 | 871 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechwood Primary School compares
Beechwood Primary School ranked 35th of 37 primary schools in Luton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46% | 6.4% | 22.8% | 873 | — |
| Norton Road Primary School | 43% | 6.8% | 34.8% | 347 | 0.4 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.6 miles |
| Leagrave Primary School | 91% | 4% | 30% | 457 | 0.7 miles |
| Downside Primary School | 79% | 5.6% | 21.7% | 1,015 | 0.7 miles |
| The Meads Primary School | 75% | 5.1% | 28.5% | 513 | 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
-
Ungraded inspection report12 February 2025
- 11 September 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.84%
- English as an additional language
- 59.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 18.18%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Norton Road Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Luton
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Leagrave Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
-
Downside Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Luton
-
The Meads Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Luton
Other schools in Luton
Beechwood Primary School ranks 39th of the 41 ranked primary schools in Luton.
- Beech Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Bramingham Primary School Primary
- Bushmead Primary & Nursery School Primary
- Caddington Village School Primary
- Chalton Lower School Primary
- Chantry Primary Academy Primary
- Cockernhoe Endowed CofE Primary School Primary
- Crawley Green Infant School Primary
- Cutenhoe Hill Primary School ( Formerly Surrey Street) Primary
- Dallow Primary School Primary
- Denbigh Primary School Primary
- Downside Primary School 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 Luton.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beechwood Primary School is Mrs Michelle Breen-Smith, 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 873 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beechwood Primary School full?
- Beechwood Primary School has capacity for 892 pupils and 873 on roll (98%), 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.
- 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 54% in 2022/23 and 46% 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 Luton?
- Beechwood Primary School ranked 35th of 37 primary schools in Luton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% 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 6.4% 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 1 July 2026.