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Beechwood School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Long Readings Lane, Slough SL2 1QE · beechwood.slough.sch.uk · 01753 520473

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
GCSEs, 2024/25
36
average Attainment 8 score. Slough 53.1, England 46
Demand for places
0.8
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
838
93% of 905 places
Local authority
Slough
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
42.6%
First language not English
36%
School census 2025/26
Trust
The Schelwood Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 111 families put the school first and 131 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 104 (Places 149)104September 2023: 106 (Places 148)106September 2024: 98 (Places 142)98September 2025: 78 (Places 112)78September 2026: 111 (Places 131)111Places 131
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261311110.899%
September 2025Sept 2025112780.7100%
September 2024Sept 2024142980.7100%
September 2023Sept 20231481060.7100%
September 2022Sept 20221491040.7100%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36, and 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Slough it was 53.1, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade D+ (22.5 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 37.0 (England 46.3)37.02017/18: 39.5 (England 46.5)39.52018/19: 38.7 (England 46.7)38.72021/22: 41.4 (England 48.8)41.42022/23: 31.4 (England 46.3)31.42023/24: 34.5 (England 45.9)34.52024/25: 36.0 (England 46.0)36.0England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼3646
▼28.0%45.4%
▼48.3%64.8%
▼30.8%40.5%
▼3.204.09

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 110076)

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form29.6−11.6
Sixth form college2.8−0.9
Further education50.7+13.2
Apprenticeship1.4−2.3
Employment2.8+1.3
Not in a lasting destination5.6+0.5
Activity not captured7+4.1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 19.3 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 25.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 30.3 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 29.9 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 33.1 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 24.7 (England 34.2)D+2023/24: 22.8 (England 34.4)D+2024/25: 22.5 (England 35.0)D+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
34 studentsD+ (22.5)Below average -0.32
36 studentsD+ (22.7)Below average -0.32
32 studentsMerit (23.5)Below average -0.39
0%AAB or better
93.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2461D+ (22.8)-0.42
2022/2353D+ (24.7)—
2021/2229C+ (33.1)—
2018/1934C (29.9)+0.32
2017/1826C (30.3)0.00
2016/1721C- (25)+0.07
2015/1639D (19.3)-0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University53.5+6.3
Apprenticeship7+1.4
Employment21.1−6.7
Not in a lasting destination18.3+1.6

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Beechwood School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
29 Apr 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Sixth formGood

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Jan 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • May 2016Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2014Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement

What parents said

70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (57 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
70%
Replies
57
7% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▼77% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼79% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼73% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼72% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼62% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼72% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼84% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼62% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼61% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 88% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●51% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 49% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼45% agreeEngland 67%

based on 20 parents (35%) with SEND

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