Beech Hill Community Primary School

School overview

Beech Hill Community Primary School is a primary school serving Luton, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 904 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in February 2026. 58% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 4.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Beech Hill Community Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 109 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 5.5%. There are about 23.3 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.