Beckmead Park Academy
Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham, BR3 3BZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BECKMEAD TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Samantha Hoyer
- Constituency
- Croydon East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 152
- Pupils on roll
- 114
- URN
- 145591
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02087779311
About this school
Beckmead Park Academy is a special academy in Beckenham. It teaches children aged 5 to 16 and has 114 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beckmead Park 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 | 29 | 13 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 34% | 15% | 11% |
| Expected standard in maths | 21% | 15% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 21% | 23% | 22% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 97.0 | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 96.0 | 88.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -7.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -7.30 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.4 | 11.0 | 10.3 |
| Progress 8 score | - | -2.56 -3.44 to -1.68 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 18.2% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 18.2% | 12.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
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 Beckmead Park 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 | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.4 | 37.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 37 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3 | 37 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 16% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 21.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 120 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 79.17%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 21.6%
- Persistent absence
- 62.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St David's Prep0.4 miles
Independent schools · West Wickham
-
Wickham Park School0.9 miles
Special schools · West Wickham
-
Glebe School1.0 miles
Academies · West Wickham
-
Trinity School1.4 miles
Independent schools
-
Addington Valley Academy1.5 miles
Free Schools · Croydon
Other schools in Beckenham
- Alexandra Infant School Primary
- Balgowan Primary School Primary
- Churchfields Primary School Primary
- Clare House Primary School Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Primary
- Harris Primary Academy Beckenham Green Primary
- Langley Park Primary School Primary
- Marian Vian Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Unicorn Primary School Primary
- Worsley Bridge Primary School Primary
- Harris Academy Beckenham Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Beckmead Park Academy teach?
- Beckmead Park Academy teaches children aged 5 to 16. It is a special school in Beckenham.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Beckmead Park Academy?
- The executive head teacher of Beckmead Park Academy is Mrs Samantha Hoyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beckmead Park Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beckmead Park 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 Beckmead Park Academy?
- Beckmead Park Academy has 114 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 16.
- Is Beckmead Park Academy full?
- Beckmead Park Academy has capacity for 152 pupils and 114 on roll (75%), 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 Beckmead Park Academy a faith school?
- No. Beckmead Park Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Beckmead Park Academy part of an academy trust?
- Beckmead Park Academy is part of THE BECKMEAD TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beckmead Park Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Beckmead Park Academy's absence rate?
- Beckmead Park Academy's overall absence rate is 21.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beckmead Park Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beckmead Park 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 10 July 2026.