Beech Hill Primary School
Linhope Road, West Denton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 2LW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- VALOUR MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Jess Eatock
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 447
- Pupils on roll
- 441
- URN
- 144524
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912678113
About this school
Beech Hill Primary School is a primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 441 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 58 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 72% | 79% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 92% | 86% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 77% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 92% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| 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 Beech Hill 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 | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 79% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 447 |
| 2024/25 | 440 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beech Hill Primary School compares
Beech Hill Primary School ranked 11th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 79% | 6.1% | 55.9% | 441 | — |
| Farne Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 50.5% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope | 66% | 6.3% | 40% | 223 | 0.6 miles |
| Westerhope Primary School | 70% | 6.2% | 36.8% | 426 | 0.6 miles |
| Hilton Primary Academy | 80% | 6.1% | 54.6% | 415 | 0.6 miles |
| West Denton Primary School | 48% | 6.8% | 57.8% | 316 | 0.7 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)
- 55.92%
- English as an additional language
- 10.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.12%
- Persistent absence
- 22.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Farne Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Westerhope0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Westerhope Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Hilton Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
West Denton Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Beech Hill Primary School ranks 18th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
- Broadwood Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beech Hill Primary School teach?
- Beech Hill Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Beech Hill Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Beech Hill Primary School is Mrs Jess Eatock, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beech Hill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beech Hill 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 Beech Hill Primary School?
- Beech Hill Primary School has 441 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beech Hill Primary School full?
- Beech Hill Primary School has capacity for 447 pupils and 441 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beech Hill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Beech Hill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Beech Hill Primary School a selective school?
- No. Beech Hill Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Beech Hill Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beech Hill Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Beech Hill Primary School?
- Beech Hill Primary School is part of VALOUR MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beech Hill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 79% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beech Hill Primary School rank locally?
- Beech Hill Primary School ranked 11th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 86% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beech Hill Primary School's absence rate?
- Beech Hill Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beech Hill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beech Hill 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 10 July 2026.