Beaconside Primary and Nursery School

Bromsgrove · B45 9DX

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 235 pupils, 9.8% FSM

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Beaconside Primary and Nursery School

General Information

Address: Hazel Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9DX – View on map
Phone: 01214533801
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Lorraine Hadley
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 39 families put it first for 30 places – 13 for every 10 places. 72% of them were offered a place. 2 of the 30 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 13 · 2024 15 · 2025 11 · 2026 13
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

235 pupils out of 235 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 23
% eligible for free school meals: 9.8%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (similar to the Bromsgrove average)
English as an additional language: 9% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 2.9% a year (Bromsgrove 10.2%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 100% moved to another school, 0% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

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Across Worcestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 6 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 2 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Worcestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.5%
Persistently absent pupils: 11.5%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

SEN unit for Autism 8 places · 8 pupils at the last count

Places are usually for children with an EHC Plan and are arranged through the council, not the normal school application.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.2%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.3%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 7 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Ofsted report card February 2026

Ofsted's new report cards grade each part of school life separately, instead of giving one overall word.

Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
Achievement Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
Early years Strong standard
Leadership and governance Strong standard

Before this, under the old system, Ofsted rated the school Good (2021). The report card above replaces that grade.

How Ofsted report cards work

Since November 2025, Ofsted grades each area of a school on its own five-point scale, and no longer gives a single word like “Good” or “Outstanding”. Safeguarding (keeping children safe) is simply met or not met.

Exceptional The very best practice nationally
Strong standard Above what Ofsted expects
Expected standard What Ofsted expects of every school
Needs attention Some weaknesses the school needs to fix
Urgent improvement Serious weaknesses needing urgent action

“Expected standard” is a sound result – it's what Ofsted expects a good school to do. Report cards aren't directly comparable with the old single grades, which is why we don't turn them into one.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 80% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 7% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 12 percentage points above the Bromsgrove average (69%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well above (3-year average 82% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 82%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 87% · Maths 87% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 107
Based on: 30 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBromsgrove averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 12 percentage points above the Bromsgrove average (69%).

Year 6 SATs: 2nd of 9 junior and primary schools in the area

#1Clent Parochial Primary School100%
#2Beaconside Primary and Nursery School80%
#3Coppice Primary School78%
#4Belbroughton CofE Primary School74%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Clent Parochial Primary School100%
#2Beaconside Primary and Nursery School80%
#3Coppice Primary School78%
#4Belbroughton CofE Primary School74%
#5Hagley Primary School71%
#6Holywell Primary and Nursery School70%
#7Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery67%
#8Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary School63%
#9Meadow Green Primary School60%

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,754 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

13th of 21 primary schools in Bromsgrove for spending per pupil

#11Holywell Primary and Nursery School£6,954
#12Meadow Green Primary School£6,832
#13Beaconside Primary and Nursery School£6,754
#14St Andrew's CofE First School£6,401
#15Charford First School£6,371

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Dodford First School£8,767
#2The Orchards School£7,957
#3Clent Parochial Primary School£7,709
#4Blackwell First School£7,614
#5Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery£7,598
#6Crown Meadow First School & Nursery£7,396
#7Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary School£7,180
#8Millfields First School£7,150
#9Belbroughton CofE Primary School£7,037
#10Lickey End First School£6,995
#11Holywell Primary and Nursery School£6,954
#12Meadow Green Primary School£6,832
#13Beaconside Primary and Nursery School£6,754
#14St Andrew's CofE First School£6,401
#15Charford First School£6,371
#16Catshill First School£6,348
#17Tardebigge CofE First School£6,270
#18Hagley Primary School£6,142
#19Coppice Primary School£5,992
#20Finstall First School£5,859
#21St Peter's Catholic First School£5,711

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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