Academy sponsor led · Dudley

Beechwood Church of England Primary School

3–11Ages
214Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142047URN

Beechwood Road, Dudley, DY2 7QA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Dudley median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Dudley

68 applications for 28 places · 31st of 76 in Dudley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 July 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Dudley median (2.4) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

68 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Dudley median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Dudley median median 2.1
2024 2.3; Dudley median median 2.2
2023 2.4; Dudley median median 2.2
2022 1.9; Dudley median median 2.1
2021 1.9; Dudley median median 2.2
2020 1.7; Dudley median median 2.3
2019 1.1; Dudley median median 2.3
2018 1.5; Dudley median median 2.2
2017 0.8; Dudley median median 2.4
2016 1.5; Dudley median median 2.4; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Dudley median median 2.3; as the previous school

This school
Dudley median

Dashed bars: as The CofE School of St Edmund and St John (URN 103852), the previous school.

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	28	68	2.4	26	0.93
Sep 2025	30	60	2.0	21	0.70
Sep 2024	30	68	2.3	23	0.77
Sep 2023	24	57	2.4	10	0.42
Sep 2022	29	55	1.9	18	0.62
Sep 2021	29	56	1.9	16	0.55
Sep 2020	29	48	1.7	16	0.55
Sep 2019	28	31	1.1	9	0.32
Sep 2018	24	37	1.5	6	0.25
Sep 2017	34	27	0.8	11	0.32
Sep 2016 *	31	47	1.5	16	0.52
Sep 2015 *	27	41	1.5	16	0.59
Sep 2014 *	48	61	1.3	18	0.38

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 73% · Maths 63% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%58th of 75 in Dudley

Dudley 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Dudley 77% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Dudley 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Dudley 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Dudley 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Dudley 77% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Dudley 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Dudley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	3%	102	101
2023/24	50%	10%	101	103
2022/23	32%	4%	98	98

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

Beechwood Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
0.1 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.2applications per place 93%met the SATs standard
Kates Hill Primary School
0.5 km · Dudley

2026

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Tividale Hall Primary School
0.9 km · Sandwell

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Burnt Tree Primary School
1.0 km · Sandwell

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Primary School
1.4 km · Sandwell

Good2022

1.7applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Blowers Green Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

2026

4.6applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Sledmere Primary School
1.5 km · Dudley

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Tipton Green Junior School
1.6 km · Sandwell

2026

57%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: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142047 · 332/2003
Trust: Drb Ignite Multi Academy Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 315 pupils · 214 on roll
Free school meals: 52.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 July 2016
Replaced: The CofE School of St Edmund and St John (URN 103852)
Address: Beechwood Road, Dudley, DY2 7QA
Local authority: Dudley

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