Beaumont Lodge Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
228
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
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Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

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.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

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How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(03/10/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
72%
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)
Astill Lodge Road
Beaumont Leys
Leicester
LE4 1DT
01162366925

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You provide the school with strong and experienced leadership. You have an accurate view of the school’s strengths and know what needs to improve. You take effective action to remedy any weaknesses you identify. The senior leadership team provides you with valuable support. Senior leaders form a dedicated group of individuals who are determined to provide pupils with opportunities to make good progress. You have a conscientious team of staff who are proud to be a part of the Beaumont Lodge community. You provide pupils with a warm and welcoming learning environment. Pupils are well behaved and keen to do their best. They are polite and show great respect to adults and to each other. Pupils spoke with confidence and enthusiasm about their lessons. They said they are interesting, challenging and fun. Pupils enjoy learning and appreciate what adults do for them. Since the last inspection, you have continued to improve the quality of teaching. Teachers provide pupils with interesting and effective learning experiences. You have taken action to improve the areas identified at the last inspection. Teachers plan activities and match work well to pupils’ different needs. Pupils move on to harder work when ready and the most able pupils are provided with extra challenge. Teachers and teaching assistants use questioning effectively. They ask pupils of different abilities apt questions, both to check on their understanding and to make them think harder. Pupils, many of who have low starting points, have continued to make good progress in reading, writing and mathematics since the last inspection. In reading, pupils’ progress is more rapid. By the end of key stage 2, pupils reach similar standards to other pupils nationally. The school’s assessment system provides you with useful and accurate information about pupils’ progress in reading, writing and mathematics. Leaders make effective use of this information to identify and fill gaps in pupils’ learning when they occur. Members of the governing body work well with you and the senior leadership team. They provide you with appropriate support and challenge. You provide them with accurate and relevant information about the school’s effectiveness. A link governor is assigned to each of the school’s improvement priorities. This provides an effective way for governors to keep well informed about leaders’ work and pupils’ progress. Although pupils make good progress, you know that a smaller proportion than average of the most able pupils reach the standards they are capable of. Similarly, the proportion of children in the early years who exceed expectations for their age is also below average. You also recognise that pupils’ attainment in grammar and spelling has been a relative weakness. Furthermore, despite improvements in overall attendance over the last few years, you acknowledge that some pupils do not attend as often as they should. Safeguarding is effective. You have ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Staff are caring and vigilant. As the designated teacher for child protection and safeguarding, you keep staff, volunteers and governors well informed about safeguarding matters. You provide them with relevant and timely training. Staff know well the action they need to take if they have a concern. The procedures for accessing any extra support or care pupils may need are thorough. Records are meticulous and securely maintained. Pupils told me that they feel safe in school. They explained how they learn to keep themselves safe in different situations. Pupils also told me how adults always listen if they need to speak with them. All parents and carers who responded to the school’s own recent parental survey agreed that their children were safe. Inspection findings During this short inspection, I focused on how effectively leaders are supporting children in the early years and pupils in key stage 1 to make good progress. I also looked at pupils’ learning of grammar and spelling and checked what leaders are doing to improve pupils’ attendance. A new leader and a committed group of recently appointed early years staff have transformed provision in the early years. Leaders provide children with a carefully planned, stimulating and well-resourced learning experience. They accurately assess children’s learning. Adults use this information well to identify and provide any extra 2 help children may need. Children make good progress in both the Nursery and in the Reception Year. In 2017, the number of children who achieved a good level of development increased markedly. More children now enter Year 1 with skills and abilities typical of those found nationally. Leaders provide children in the early years with more activities to challenge them. Adults question children more skilfully and make them think harder. However, not enough of the most able children master skills to a higher level by the end of the Reception Year. Many pupils achieve well in the Year 1 national phonics screening check. However, this has not been consistent over time. Leaders have taken decisive action to remedy this. They have implemented a new approach to the teaching of phonics. This has brought greater consistency in quality across the school. Pupils are now more confident in their understanding of phonics and the skills needed to support reading and writing. The pupils who read to me did so with confidence and enjoyment, with good use of intonation and a sound understanding of the text. During key stage 1, pupils make good progress from their starting points in reading, writing and mathematics. In mathematics, pupils explain what they are doing and demonstrate their understanding. In 2017 in key stage 1, the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standards was closer to average. Their attainment in reading and mathematics improved and pupils’ attainment in writing was in line with the national average. However, the proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading, writing and mathematics remained below average in writing and mathematics. Pupils’ use of grammar and the accuracy of their spelling have improved since the last inspection. The rate of this improvement, however, has slowed. Leaders have identified that pupils’ spelling is not developing as well as it should. The introduction of vocabulary books, writing projects and bespoke training for teachers are some examples of how leaders have responded to this. Teachers assess pupils’ spelling in a variety of different ways. These records indicate that external assessments in English, grammar, punctuation and spelling are likely to be higher in 2018. However, leaders have not yet established a consistent and reliable approach to the assessment of grammar and spelling. Although leaders provide pupils with support to improve their grammar and spelling, they cannot measure which of their actions are successful. The actions leaders have taken to remedy poor attendance have been effective. Pupils’ attendance has increased steadily over the last three years. In 2017, pupils’ attendance was broadly average. A similar trend of improvement has also been seen in the lower proportion of pupils who are persistently absent. Persistent absence, however, is higher at this stage than it was last year. Leaders have yet to identify other ways of working with parents to further reduce persistent absence.

Beaumont Lodge Primary School Parent Reviews



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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>10, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>50, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>10, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>20, "agree"=>60, "disagree"=>20, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>10, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>20, "agree"=>60, "disagree"=>20, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>20, "agree"=>70, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>20, "disagree"=>20, "strongly_disagree"=>10, "dont_know"=>10} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>30, "disagree"=>20, "strongly_disagree"=>10, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>20, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>10, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018
Yes No {"yes"=>70, "no"=>30} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 21-12-2018

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