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Beech Grove Primary School

Community school · Wellington · TA21 8NE

Ages 4–11 · 244 pupils · Somerset

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

51%

Overall absence

5.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-10-04

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
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)51%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
100.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.7%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.2%
Enrolments in measure
252

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 fill92%

244 pupils · 266 places

Pupils on roll
244
Boys / girls
130 / 114
School capacity
266
Capacity fill
244 / 266 (92%)
Free school meals
24.2%
FSM pupils
59
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
Ms Claire Joyce

Location

Address
Courtland Road
Postcode
TA21 8NE
Town
Wellington
County
Somerset
Local authority
Somerset
District
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from 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 Wellington, Somerset, 244 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 24.2%.

Open schools in Wellington
12
Primary schools in Wellington
10
Academies among open schools in Wellington
33% (4)
Open schools in TA21
12
Primary in TA21
10
Open schools in Somerset LA
307
Primary in Somerset LA
218

Nearby primary schools

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

Compare with theseAll in WellingtonNear TA21

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Claire Joyce
Telephone
01823662438
Website
www.beechgrove.somerset.sch.uk/

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