SCHOOL PROFILE

Beechfield School

Primary Academy converter URN 145350
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

24 May 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hertfordshire
Trust INCLUSIVE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 444 424 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 213 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 231 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

20.7%
4.1 pts below England
School 20.7%
Watford 15.7%
East of England 19.7%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

57.0%
36.7 pts above England
School 57.0%
Watford 40.8%
East of England 16.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.4%
0.4 pts above England
School 1.4%
Watford 0.6%
East of England 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other White background
20.7%
92
White British
15.1%
67
African
13.7%
61
Any other Asian background
10.6%
47
Indian
9.9%
44
Pakistani
9.5%
42
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 19.1% 85 of 444 pupils
1.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 19.1%
Watford 15.5%
East of England 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.7% 61 pupils
England 14.8% 1.0 pts below
EHC plans 5.4% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 37
Other difficulty or disability 27
Social, emotional & mental health 8
No specialist assessment yet 4
Specific learning difficulty 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

72.0% 11.6 pts above England
School 72.0%
Watford 69.2%
East of England 58.3%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

82.0%

8.2 pts above England

School 82.0%
Watford 81.9%
East of England 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

77.0%

6.7 pts above England

School 77.0%
Watford 77.9%
East of England 68.0%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Watford 80.5%
East of England 70.3%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.18%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.04 pts lower than England
School 6.18%
Watford 5.70%
East of England 6.17%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.11 pts lower than England
School 15.71%
Watford 14.03%
East of England 15.39%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.09%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.29 pts higher than England
School 2.09%
Watford 1.02%
East of England 1.83%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

105.7% 17.5 pts above England
Beechfield School
105.7%
Watford
89.6%
East of England
87.4%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information