Beechwood School
Long Readings Lane, Slough, SL2 1QE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SCHELWOOD TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Miss Anita Spires
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Slough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 905
- Pupils on roll
- 838
- URN
- 143327
- Local authority
- Slough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01753520473
About this school
Beechwood School is a secondary academy in Slough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 838 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 141 | 142 | 143 |
| Attainment 8 score | 31.4 | 34.5 | 36.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.90 -1.16 to -0.65 | -0.74 -0.98 to -0.50 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 22% | 27.5% | 28% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 44% | 53.5% | 48.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 28% | 35.2% | 30.8% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
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 Beechwood 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 | Slough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 31.4 | 53.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.5 | 55.5 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36 | 55.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 870 |
| 2023/24 | 847 |
| 2024/25 | 830 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beechwood School compares
Beechwood School ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36 | 12.8% | 41.3% | 838 | — |
| Baylis Court School | 51.7 | 7.9% | 31.5% | 921 | 1.0 miles |
| Herschel Grammar School | 75.8 | 5.7% | 7.9% | 1,062 | 1.2 miles |
| Burnham Grammar School | 70.1 | 5.6% | 13.3% | 1,262 | 1.3 miles |
| The Westgate School | 40.6 | 10% | 25.4% | 1,273 | 1.6 miles |
| Eden Girls' School, Slough | 59.4 | 5.4% | 26.7% | 613 | 1.6 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)
- 41.31%
- English as an additional language
- 46.3%
- Overall absence
- 12.78%
- Persistent absence
- 35.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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Baylis Court School1.0 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Herschel Grammar School1.2 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Burnham Grammar School1.3 miles
Secondary · Slough
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The Westgate School1.6 miles
Secondary · Slough
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Eden Girls' School, Slough1.6 miles
Secondary · Slough
Other schools in Slough
Beechwood School ranks 16th of the 16 ranked secondary schools in Slough.
- Baylis Court School Secondary
- Burnham Grammar School Secondary
- Churchmead Church of England (VA) School Secondary
- Ditton Park Academy Secondary
- Eden Girls' School, Slough Secondary
- Herschel Grammar School Secondary
- Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy Secondary
- Slough and Eton Church of England Business and Enterprise College Secondary
- St Bernard's Catholic Grammar School Secondary
- St Joseph's Catholic High School Secondary
- The Langley Academy Secondary
- The Westgate School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beechwood School teach?
- Beechwood School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Slough.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Beechwood School?
- The executive headteacher of Beechwood School is Miss Anita Spires, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beechwood School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beechwood 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 Beechwood School?
- Beechwood School has 838 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Beechwood School full?
- Beechwood School has capacity for 905 pupils and 838 on roll (93%), 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 School a faith school?
- No. Beechwood School has no designated religious character.
- Is Beechwood School a selective school?
- No. Beechwood School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Beechwood School?
- Beechwood School is part of THE SCHELWOOD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beechwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 31.4 in 2022/23 and 36 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 School rank locally?
- Beechwood School ranked 15th of 15 secondary schools in Slough for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% 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 School's absence rate?
- Beechwood School's overall absence rate is 12.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beechwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beechwood 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.