Beechwood Primary Academy
31 Rockfield Avenue, Southway, Plymouth, PL6 6DX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Rama-Dominguez
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Plymouth Moor View
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 143311
- Local authority
- Plymouth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01752706360
About this school
Beechwood Primary Academy is a primary academy in Plymouth. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 249 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 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
- Early years
- 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 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 42% | 34% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 56% | 42% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 62% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 56% | 46% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 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 | Plymouth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 54.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 42% | 58.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 34% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 344 |
| 2023/24 | 308 |
| 2024/25 | 265 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechwood Primary Academy compares
Beechwood Primary Academy ranked 65th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34% | 7.3% | 49% | 249 | — |
| Oakwood Primary Academy | 49% | 7.7% | 33% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| Whitleigh Community Primary School | 52% | 7.9% | 45% | 313 | 0.8 miles |
| Widewell Primary Academy | 63% | 4.8% | 19.8% | 228 | 0.8 miles |
| Woodfield Primary School | 63% | 6.7% | 48.9% | 222 | 0.9 miles |
| Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery | 27% | 5.5% | 19.3% | 281 | 1.0 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.99%
- English as an additional language
- 13.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.29%
- Persistent absence
- 21.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakwood Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Plymouth
-
Whitleigh Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Widewell Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Woodfield Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Plymouth
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Mary Dean's CofE Primary School and Nursery1.0 miles
Primary · Plymouth
Other schools in Plymouth
Beechwood Primary Academy ranks 71st of the 72 ranked primary schools in Plymouth.
- Austin Farm Academy Primary
- Bickleigh Down Church of England Primary School Primary
- Boringdon Primary School Primary
- Chaddlewood Primary School Primary
- College Road Primary School Primary
- Compton CofE Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary Academy Primary
- Eggbuckland Vale Primary School Primary
- Elburton Primary School Primary
- Ernesettle Community School Primary
- Ford Primary School Primary
- Glen Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beechwood Primary Academy teach?
- Beechwood Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Plymouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Beechwood Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Beechwood Primary Academy is Mrs Sarah Rama-Dominguez, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beechwood Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechwood Primary 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 big is Beechwood Primary Academy?
- Beechwood Primary Academy has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beechwood Primary Academy full?
- Beechwood Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 249 on roll (59%), 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 Beechwood Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Beechwood Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Beechwood Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beechwood Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beechwood Primary Academy?
- Beechwood Primary Academy is part of DISCOVERY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beechwood Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 34% 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 Academy rank locally?
- Beechwood Primary Academy ranked 65th of 66 primary schools in Plymouth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Beechwood Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beechwood Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechwood Primary 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.