Beechview Academy

Beechview Academy’s aim is to improve academic outcomes and raise the historic low expectations for all its children so that they are able to reach their full potential, not just while they are at Beechview but for the years ahead, in secondary school, further education and the workplace. The Academy feels strongly about the responsibility and the part it plays in the early years of its pupils and their future successes. 

The governors play a strong, supportive role in the life of the Academy, with particular expertise in Safeguarding and buildings. There have been recent appointments that have further strengthened academic monitoring and SEND expertise. The Trust continues to play a role in supporting and challenging the school’s leadership with a Head of Leadership Development and a Director of School Improvement being newly appointed. The Trust has also overseen the substantial improvements to the Academy’s infrastructure with a recent CIF bid being successful in rewiring the electrics on site along with further asbestos removal. Other recent improvements to the school led and supported by the Trust have including new roofing throughout, installation of security fencing across the entire site, replacements to the entire fresh water supply and a complete upgrade to the school’s fire safety equipment.  Further to this, there has been a concerted effort to improve technology and connectivity in the school, keeping the school up-to-date with planned improved server capabilities and hardware updates to move with the dynamic lessons expected for the pupils. 

Beechview Academy has had an Ofsted Inspection in February 2023, where, although the final grade was Requires Improvement, improvements have been made in two sub categories: with ‘Behaviour and Attitudes’ and ‘Personal Development’ both being assessed as Good. Since the Ofsted inspection, the school and the Trust have been working hard on further improving curriculum and teaching and learning outcomes for all pupils with the support of many experts in the field of curriculum development. 

Academic Indicators: Beechview Academy improved by more than national in Writing and Maths in the Key Stage 2 SATS, except for reading. Beechview has been diminishing the gap against national over the last two years and continue to do so in Maths and Writing. Reading is a key theme in the schools School Development Plan with the Academy having three major development areas: 

Improving reading provision, including phonics interventions to remove gaps identified as junior school 

Improving learning for all through focused CPD and quality of teaching and learning. 

Improving leadership across the school as Middle Leadership team is relatively new, along with SLT being newer to the school and/or role. 

Beechview’s renewed focus is to achieve Ofsted Good at its next inspection which will be achieved by continued curriculum development and improved teaching and learning, which will therefore move academic results closer to national averages.