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Beech Green Primary School

Community school · Gloucester · GL2 4WD

Ages 4–11 · 320 pupils · Gloucestershire

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

KS2 expected (RWM)

41%

Overall absence

6.6%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-07-16

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)41%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.7%
Unauthorised2.4%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
335

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill76%

320 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
320
Boys / girls
158 / 162
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
320 / 420 (76%)
Free school meals
16.3%
FSM pupils
52
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Musty

Location

Address
St James, Quedgeley
Postcode
GL2 4WD
Town
Gloucester
County
Gloucestershire
Local authority
Gloucestershire
District
Gloucester
Constituency
Gloucester
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, 320 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.3%.

Open schools in Gloucester
88
Primary schools in Gloucester
64
Academies among open schools in Gloucester
41% (36)
Open schools in GL2
28
Primary in GL2
22
Open schools in Gloucestershire LA
339
Primary in Gloucestershire LA
242

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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  • Field Court Junior School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 4UF · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.4%

    0.3 miles away

  • Meadowside Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 4LX · Gloucestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM10.2%

    0.4 miles away

  • Kingsway Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL2 2AR · Gloucestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM26.5%

    0.7 miles away

  • Harewood Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Foundation school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 0SS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM22.5%

    0.9 miles away

  • Harewood Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Gloucester · GL4 0SS · Gloucestershire

    Ages 5–7

    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM15.9%

    0.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Caroline Musty
Telephone
01452722363
Website
http://www.beechgreenprimary.co.uk

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