Beechview Academy
Guinions Road, High Wycombe, HP13 7NT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MARLOW EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Parry-Woolner
- Sponsor
- Marlow Education Trust
- Constituency
- Wycombe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 142609
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494527113
About this school
Beechview Academy is a primary academy in High Wycombe. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beechview Academy, 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
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 | 56 | 53 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 42% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 62% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 64% | 60% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 51% | 61% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.50 | - | - |
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 Beechview Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 59.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 61.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 63.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 174 |
| 2023/24 | 163 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechview Academy compares
Beechview Academy ranked 127th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.7% | 44.7% | 183 | — |
| Marsh School | — | 7.2% | 23.8% | 119 | 0.4 miles |
| Hannah Ball Academy | 78% | 7.1% | 35.2% | 176 | 0.6 miles |
| Kings Wood School and Nursery | 54% | 6.6% | 35.7% | 446 | 0.7 miles |
| Abbey View Primary Academy | 60% | 4.3% | 20.3% | 251 | 1.0 miles |
| Loudwater Combined School | 62% | 6.3% | 23.8% | 200 | 1.2 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)
- 44.71%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.73%
- Persistent absence
- 23.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Marsh School0.4 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
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Hannah Ball Academy0.6 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
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Kings Wood School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
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Abbey View Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
-
Loudwater Combined School1.2 miles
Primary · High Wycombe
Other schools in High Wycombe
Beechview Academy ranks 32nd of the 36 ranked primary schools in High Wycombe.
- Abbey View Primary Academy Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Ash Hill Primary School Primary
- Bledlow Ridge School Primary
- Booker Hill Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Cadmore End CofE School Primary
- Carrington Infant School Primary
- Carrington Junior School Primary
- Castlefield School Primary
- Cedar Park School & Nursery Primary
- Chepping View Primary Academy Primary
- Great Kingshill Church of England Combined School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beechview Academy teach?
- Beechview Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in High Wycombe.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechview Academy?
- The headteacher of Beechview Academy is Mrs Laura Parry-Woolner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beechview Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechview Academy, 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 Beechview Academy?
- Beechview Academy has 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Beechview Academy full?
- Beechview Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 183 on roll (76%), 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 Beechview Academy a faith school?
- No. Beechview Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Beechview Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beechview Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Beechview Academy part of an academy trust?
- Beechview Academy is part of MARLOW EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beechview Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beechview Academy compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- Beechview Academy ranked 127th of 142 primary schools in Buckinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beechview Academy's absence rate?
- Beechview Academy's overall absence rate is 7.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beechview Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechview Academy'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 2 July 2026.