Beeches Junior School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
359
AGES
7 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
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The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

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How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(06/06/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
50%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Beeches Junior School, Beeches Road
Great Barr
Birmingham
B42 2PY
01212725888

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Your strong leadership provides clear purpose and direction for the school. You took up the position of headteacher in September 2015 and successfully addressed some inconsistencies that had arisen in the quality of teaching. Your capable and knowledgeable leadership team has been an essential ingredient in this journey of success. You work well together because you are forward-thinking and ambitious to get the best for pupils. Leaders and governors skilfully and accurately evaluate the effectiveness of the school. This provides good capacity for further improvement. Relationships between pupils, staff and parents and carers are extremely positive. Staff take time to get to know the pupils as individuals. As a result, pupils feel valued and they love coming to school. You worked with the school community to refine the school motto ‘Aspire, believe, strive, achieve’. The motto is clearly evident in pupils’ behaviour and in the ethos of the school. Pupils enjoy learning and work hard in lessons. Parents are overwhelmingly positive about the quality of education that their children receive. You and the staff ensure that parents are a central part of the school’s work. Comments from parents included ‘My child is thriving; I could not be happier’ and ‘Relationships are superb and communication is excellent.’ You and other leaders have responded successfully to areas for improvement from the previous inspection report. Leaders carry out regular checks on the quality of teaching and the work in pupils’ books. These checks provide teachers with precise feedback on how to improve their teaching. This good-quality feedback, combined with regular training, ensures that staff are successfully supported to refine their practice. Leaders and staff work cohesively in order to keep improving learning in the classroom for pupils. The quality of teaching in mathematics has improved since the previous inspection. The proportion of pupils achieving the expected standards improved considerably at the end of key stage 2 in 2017 and was broadly in line with the national average. You and I looked at the work in pupils’ books, which showed that they make good progress. Teachers ensure that most pupils receive appropriate challenge in lessons. Pupils practise their skills and then apply them to different problems. However, the most able pupils do not receive a consistently high level of challenge. A striking characteristic of the school is the support for pupils who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. Several parents spoke highly of the provision for their child during the inspection. The special educational needs coordinator provides high-quality support to parents, pupils and staff, so that additional support is extremely well targeted. You have ensured that pupils’ personal development is well considered through the range of enrichment activities. Pupils spoke enthusiastically about the extracurricular clubs that they access. They also enjoy competing against each other and against other schools in sporting competitions. Pupils have a strong voice in the improvement of the school. The school council were proud of their recent projects, such as raising money for charity, organising a disco and playing a key part in the project to install new trim-trail equipment in the playground. You and the staff have put in place a broad, balanced and thoughtful curriculum. Pupils were brimming with enthusiasm when talking about the learning that takes place in subjects such as history, music and science. Exciting topics ignite pupils’ interest and enable them to develop a rich understanding. Pupils spoke knowledgeably about the impact of the Holocaust during the Second World War. They also talked about making rockets in science and what they learned when their lava-lamp experiment went wrong. Curriculum trips are relevant and memorable for pupils. They enjoy staying overnight for outdoor and adventurous activities and also enjoy other more local trips, such as to the theatre and to museums. Governors are knowledgeable and committed and provide very good additional capacity to the school. The chair of governors provides effective leadership and ensures that other governors are supported to do their job well. Governors know the school very well and use this information to provide effective challenge to leaders. However, they have not ensured that pupil premium funding strategies are evaluated precisely enough.

Beeches Junior School Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>55, "agree"=>45, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>44, "agree"=>52, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>54, "strongly_agree"=>4, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>14} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>50, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>27, "strongly_agree"=>34, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>63, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>5} UNLOCK Figures based on 19 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>56, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>52, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>45, "agree"=>51, "disagree"=>2, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>46, "agree"=>52, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>45, "agree"=>50, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>37, "agree"=>54, "disagree"=>3, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>98, "no"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 113 responses up to 25-10-2023

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