Primary school

Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Hertfordshire
  • AL4 8TP
Ofsted Good · inspected Sep 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 12,038 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 80%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 94%94%2016/17: top 42%2017/18: top 68%2018/19: top 68%2022/23: top 33%33% · 2022/232023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 80%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM50% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM18% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · East of England 106Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · East of England 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 27% · 30 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 67% · 30 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 59% · 29 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 60% · 45 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 68% · 25 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 46% · 28 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 50% · 28 pupils · East of England 64%68%27%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 30 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 7% · 30 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 24% · 29 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 9% · 45 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 8% · 25 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 18% · 28 pupils · East of England 7%24%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 107 · 29 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 106 · 45 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 109 · 25 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 106 · 28 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · East of England 106109104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 30 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 107 · 30 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 105 · 45 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 106 · 25 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 103 · 28 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 28 pupils · East of England 10510799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
15 of 15 who put it first2014 · 62.5%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1515
2nd151
3rd30

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2013Goodas predecessor
  3. 2017Inadequateas predecessor
  4. 2017Ungraded visitas predecessor
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026171
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.9%
First language not English12.4%
SEN support19.5%
EHC plan9.5%
Absence (sessions missed)6.1%
Persistently absent pupils16.0%

Girls 49.7%Boys 50.3%

71.2% full · 240 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.3
Pupils per adult8.9
  • Classroom teachers 7.9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 8.3
  • Other support 4

Teachers 9.9 FTE · Whole workforce 22.2 · 35 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,644
Spend per pupil£8,638
Staff spend per pupil£7,494
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£1,000in-year balance

Grants £8,619 · self-generated £25 · premises £181 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: AMBITION EDUCATION TRUST (10 academies) · trust reserve £6,292,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it