Foxdell Primary SchoolBeech Hill Community Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Luton.

Summary of the comparison

Foxdell Primary School and Beech Hill Community Primary School are primary schools in Luton.

  • Foxdell Primary School scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Beech Hill Community Primary School scores 69 out of 100 (grade C, average). Beech Hill Community Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Foxdell Primary School was judged the expected standard and Beech Hill Community Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 66.0% for Foxdell Primary School and 58.0% for Beech Hill Community Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Foxdell Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 66.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Beech Hill Community Primary School (57.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Foxdell Primary School versus Beech Hill Community Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LutonFoxdell Primary SchoolLutonBeech Hill Community Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC67/100C69/100Stronger figure
Local ranking9th of 44 in Luton 7th of 44 in Luton Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Expected
School typeCommunity school Community school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll553 904
Capacity630 940
LocationLuton, LU1 1TG Luton, LU4 8BW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard66.0% Stronger figure58.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census553 904
Free school meals (ever 6)25.7% 32.1%
English as an additional language91.3% 84.5%
SEN support13.6% 19.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.2% 3.2%
Attendance
Overall absence4.6% Stronger figure5.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence14.3% Stronger figure17.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Foxdell Primary School

Beech Hill Community Primary School

Full profiles: Foxdell Primary School · Beech Hill Community Primary School