Community school · Luton

Beech Hill Community Primary School

3–11Ages
888Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131089URN

Dunstable Road, Luton, LU4 8BW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Feb 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.2 above Luton median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Luton

246 applications for 109 places · 13th of 38 in Luton

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Luton 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 3 February 2026Published 23 March 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

3 February 2026
Report card · 3 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard
13 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.2 above Luton median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

246 applications · 109 places offered · 104 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.3; Luton median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Luton median median 1.9
2024 2.1; Luton median median 2.0
2023 2.2; Luton median median 2.0
2022 2.7; Luton median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Luton median median 1.9
2020 2.1; Luton median median 2.1
2019 2.4; Luton median median 2.0
2018 2.2; Luton median median 2.0
2017 2.4; Luton median median 2.0
2016 2.5; Luton median median 2.3
2015 2.7; Luton median median 2.1
2014 2.4; Luton median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Luton median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Luton median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	109	246	2.3	104	0.95
Sep 2025	108	198	1.8	89	0.82
Sep 2024	120	254	2.1	115	0.96
Sep 2023	108	235	2.2	95	0.88
Sep 2022	89	237	2.7	79	0.89
Sep 2021	119	222	1.9	116	0.97
Sep 2020	117	244	2.1	102	0.87
Sep 2019	120	287	2.4	118	0.98
Sep 2018	117	256	2.2	106	0.91
Sep 2017	120	286	2.4	118	0.98
Sep 2016	120	304	2.5	125	1.04
Sep 2015	119	315	2.7	128	1.08
Sep 2014	120	290	2.4	116	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 67% · Maths 76% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%28th of 37 in Luton

Luton 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Luton 81% England 78%

Higher standard25%

Luton 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Luton 75% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Luton 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard76%

Luton 79% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Luton 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Luton median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	0%	103	103
2023/24	62%	3%	103	104
2022/23	57%	5%	103	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beech Hill Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.3applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Dallow Primary School
0.6 km · Luton

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Maidenhall Primary School
0.7 km · Luton

2026

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Denbigh Primary School
0.8 km · Luton

Standards maintained2024

3.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Foxdell Primary School
1.0 km · Luton

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
River Bank Primary School
1.0 km · Luton

Improved significantly2025

1.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Whipperley Infant Academy
1.2 km · Luton

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place
St Matthew's Primary School
1.5 km · Luton

Good2023

1.7applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Farley Junior Academy
1.5 km · Luton

Outstanding2024

64%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131089 · 821/2295
Capacity: 940 pupils · 888 on roll
Free school meals: 28.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 1996
Address: Dunstable Road, Luton, LU4 8BW
Local authority: Luton

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources