Beecholme Primary School
Edgehill Road, Mitcham, CR4 2HZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PACE ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Lewis
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Pace Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Mitcham and Morden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 155
- URN
- 143133
- Local authority
- Merton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086404795
About this school
Beecholme Primary School is a primary academy in Mitcham. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 155 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 | 20 | 25 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 45% | 72% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 65% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 70% | 84% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 70% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 101.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 104.0 | 110.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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 Beecholme 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 | Merton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 65% | 61.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 62.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 72% | 69.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 178 |
| 2023/24 | 179 |
| 2024/25 | 170 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beecholme Primary School compares
Beecholme Primary School ranked 21st of 42 primary schools in Merton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 72% | 5% | 38.7% | 155 | — |
| Gorringe Park Primary School | 59% | 4.9% | 27.5% | 434 | 0.2 miles |
| Lonesome Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 52.8% | 273 | 0.3 miles |
| Granton Primary School | 80% | 5% | 55.9% | 637 | 0.4 miles |
| Links Primary School | 53% | 6% | 41.3% | 290 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mark's Primary School | 79% | 5% | 41.3% | 225 | 0.6 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)
- 38.71%
- English as an additional language
- 57.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.96%
- Persistent absence
- 7.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Gorringe Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Mitcham
-
Lonesome Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Mitcham
-
Granton Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Links Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
-
St Mark's Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Mitcham
Other schools in Mitcham
Beecholme Primary School ranks 7th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Mitcham.
- Benedict Academy Primary
- Bond Primary School Primary
- Cranmer Primary School Primary
- Culvers House Primary School Primary
- Gorringe Park Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Merton Primary
- Haslemere Primary School Primary
- Liberty Primary Primary
- Lonesome Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Primary School Primary
- St Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beecholme Primary School teach?
- Beecholme Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Mitcham.
- Who is the headteacher of Beecholme Primary School?
- The headteacher of Beecholme Primary School is Mrs Hayley Lewis, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beecholme Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beecholme 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 big is Beecholme Primary School?
- Beecholme Primary School has 155 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beecholme Primary School full?
- Beecholme Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 155 on roll (74%), 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 Beecholme Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beecholme Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Beecholme Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beecholme Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beecholme Primary School?
- Beecholme Primary School is part of PACE ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beecholme Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 65% in 2022/23 and 72% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beecholme Primary School rank locally?
- Beecholme Primary School ranked 21st of 42 primary schools in Merton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 71% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beecholme Primary School's absence rate?
- Beecholme Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beecholme Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beecholme 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 2 July 2026.