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Beckmead Park Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 5–16 · Special academy
Monks Orchard Road, Beckenham BR3 3BZ · beckmeadtrust.org · 020 8777 9311
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 10.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Croydon 44.5, England 46
- Pupils
- 114
- 75% of 152 places
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 71.9%
- First language not English
- 4.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Beckmead Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 10.3, and 0% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Croydon it was 44.5, and across England 46.
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼97 | 106 | ||
| ▼88 | 105 | ||
| ▼94 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101853)
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼10.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼12.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.65 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 101853)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2022/23 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 9.1 | — |
| Further education | 36.4 | +22.1 |
| Other education | 18.2 | −53.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.1 | — |
| Activity not captured | 27.3 | +13 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Beckmead Park Academy on 1 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 101853), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2017Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101853)
Nov 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 101853)
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (13 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 13
- 11% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 92% who raised concerns
based on the 54% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (100%) with SEND