Beech Lodge School
Stubbings Lane, Henley Road, Hurley, SL6 6QL
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Gillespie
- Constituency
- Maidenhead
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 98
- Pupils on roll
- 75
- URN
- 139414
- Local authority
- Windsor and Maidenhead
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01628879384
About this school
Beech Lodge School is an independent special school in Hurley. It teaches children aged 7 to 18 and has 75 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Beech Lodge School under its current framework. 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
Beech Lodge School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in March 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 16 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | 7.7 | 6.4 | 4.8 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 7% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 7% | 6.3% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beech Lodge 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 | Windsor and Maidenhead average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 4.8 | 35.9 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 77 |
| 2024/25 | 78 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 74
- Pupils on SEN support
- 1
Location
Nearby schools
-
Manor Green School1.3 miles
Academies · Maidenhead
-
Claires Court Schools2.0 miles
Independent schools · Maidenhead
-
St Piran's School2.0 miles
Independent schools · Maidenhead
-
RBWM Alternative Learning Provision2.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Maidenhead
-
Herries Preparatory School3.1 miles
Independent schools · Maidenhead
Common questions
- What ages does Beech Lodge School teach?
- Beech Lodge School teaches children aged 7 to 18. It is a special school in Hurley.
- Who is the headteacher of Beech Lodge School?
- The headteacher of Beech Lodge School is Mr Daniel Gillespie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beech Lodge School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Beech Lodge School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Beech Lodge School?
- Beech Lodge School has 75 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 18.
- Is Beech Lodge School full?
- Beech Lodge School has capacity for 98 pupils and 75 on roll (77%), 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 Lodge School a faith school?
- No. Beech Lodge School has no designated religious character.
- How have Beech Lodge School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 7.7 in 2022/23 and 4.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Beech Lodge School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beech Lodge 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 24 July 2026.