Beechwood Junior School
Juniper Road, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 4EGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Beechwood Junior School is a primary school in Southampton for ages 7 to 11. It is one of the 84 schools in Southampton. It ranks 41st of 78 primary schools in Southampton. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in May 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 7 May 2025, report published 18 June 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 7 May 2025
Pupils embody the HEART values of honesty, effort, achievement, respect and teamwork across the school. The values are deeply understood by pupils and underpin the positive behaviour and nurturing relationships throughout the school. Pupils are highly engaged in their learning. They appreciate the wide range of opportunities available to them within and beyond the curriculum. These experiences help them to develop new skills, discover interests and think about their futures. The school has high expectations for pupils' achievement. These expectations were not met in the published outcomes for 2024. The school has strengthened the curriculum that pupils, particularly disadvantaged pupils, experience. As a result, pupils achieve well across a range of subjects. Pupils enjoy coming to school and are positive about their experiences here. The oldest pupils in the school are excellent role models for their younger peers. They take pride in leadership roles, such as being reading buddies and lunchtime assistants. Pupils in Year 6 recall how they aspired to these positions when they first joined the school. Pupils relish the many enrichment opportunities that help to bring their learning alive. These include a much-anticipated residential visit to Stubbington.
What the school should improve
- In some foundation subjects, the checks made on pupils' learning do not identify when pupils are fully secure with prior learning before they move on to new content. This means that pupils may not understand concepts securely. The school should ensure that checks made on pupils' understanding identify and address their misconceptions and gaps effectively across all subjects.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
89 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
350 pupils on roll, with places for 311
Schools near Beechwood Junior School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenfield Infant School | 0.2 miles | Report card: Needs attention to expected standard | Not published |
| CHARLTON HOUSE SCHOOL LIMITED | 0.2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Not published |
| Bitterne Church of England Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Moorlands Primary School | 0.8 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 38% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Phillips
- Phone
- 02380227692
- Address
- Juniper Road, Bitterne, Southampton, SO18 4EG
- Local authority
- Southampton
- URN
- 140263
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.