Beecroft Academy

Academy converter · Primary school · Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire
LU6 1DW
Composite score
25.4

About Beecroft Academy

Beecroft Academy is a primary school in Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. Around 413 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 39% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on 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 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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 further down the page.

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#14,003
National rank
#1574
In East of England
#42
In Central Bedfordshire
Top 95%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
39%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 413 % FSM ever-6 19.9% % EAL 30.3% Age range 4–11 Gender Mixed

Location

Nearby primary schools

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