Beech Hill Community Primary School

WiganCommunity school

Netherby Road, Beech Hill, Wigan, WN6 7PT

Headteacher: Mrs Michelle McCarthySchool website ↗Pupils: 294 (capacity: 270)
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2022
Oversubscribed
91% of first-choice applicants offered a place
76%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2022
91%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 4 October 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
76.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
6.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 82%·Writing 79%·Maths 79%All three 76%
Reading
Expected82%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected79%
Exceeding6%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected79%
Exceeding32%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
32
How many got their first choice?
29of 32 (90.6%)
How many applied in total?
61

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
56.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
21.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
29.0%
Boys and girls
42%girls·58%boys
123 girls, 171 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 76% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1666.0%0.0%-1.6-0.8-1.6
2016/1745.0%14.0%-0.5+2.9+1.1
2017/1864.0%7.0%-0.2+0.3-0.6
2018/1955.0%3.0%-3.9-2.7-3.1
2022/2363.0%2.0%+0.9-1.1-0.4
2023/2464.0%0.0%---
2024/2576.0%6.0%---
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