Beechwood Junior School
Juniper Road, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 4EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Phillips
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Southampton Itchen
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 311
- Pupils on roll
- 350
- URN
- 140263
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380227692
About this school
Beechwood Junior School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 350 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beechwood Junior 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 88 | 87 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 52% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 1% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 62% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 60% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 59% | 54% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Junior 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 | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 53.9% | 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% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 357 |
| 2023/24 | 360 |
| 2024/25 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechwood Junior School compares
Beechwood Junior School ranked 17th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 66% | 4.2% | 32.8% | 350 | — |
| Glenfield Infant School | — | 6.5% | 25.4% | 226 | 0.2 miles |
| Bitterne Church of England Primary School | 47% | 4.9% | 24.6% | 395 | 0.3 miles |
| Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School | 47% | 5.8% | 33.3% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Moorlands Primary School | 38% | 6.7% | 42% | 393 | 0.8 miles |
| Sholing Junior School | 53% | 6.9% | 28% | 353 | 0.8 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)
- 32.77%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 4.16%
- Persistent absence
- 7.88%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Glenfield Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Southampton
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Bitterne Church of England Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Moorlands Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Sholing Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
Beechwood Junior School ranks 32nd of the 79 ranked primary schools in Southampton.
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
- Blackfield Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beechwood Junior School teach?
- Beechwood Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechwood Junior School?
- The headteacher of Beechwood Junior School is Mrs Lucy Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beechwood Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechwood Junior 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 Junior School?
- Beechwood Junior School has 350 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Beechwood Junior School full?
- Beechwood Junior School has capacity for 311 pupils and 350 on roll (113%), 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 Beechwood Junior School a faith school?
- No. Beechwood Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beechwood Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beechwood Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Beechwood Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Beechwood Junior School is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beechwood Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 66% 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 Junior School compare with other schools in Southampton?
- Beechwood Junior School ranked 17th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% 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 Junior School's absence rate?
- Beechwood Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beechwood Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechwood Junior 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.