The Beeches Independent School
Ofsted: Requires improvement
45 Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6ANOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
The Beeches Independent School is a special school in Peterborough for ages 9 to 19. It is one of the 87 schools in Peterborough. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in July 2025.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 15 July 2025, report published 14 September 2025
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
20 pupils on roll, with places for 32
Schools near The Beeches Independent School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeneGate | 1 mile | Report card: Expected standard to strong standard | 0% met the expected standard |
| Medeshamstede Academy | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good | Attainment 8: 2.6 |
| Heltwate School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Lime Academy Orton | 2 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good | 0% met the expected standard |
| Marshfields School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 0.8 |
School details
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Sector
- Independent
- Age range
- 9 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Selective
- Headteacher
- Miss Abigail Brown
- Phone
- 01733215204
- Address
- 45 Thorpe Road, Peterborough, PE3 6AN
- Local authority
- Peterborough
- URN
- 139018
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.