Hazel Road, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham B45 9DX
10 reasons to choose Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
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Beaconside Primary and Nursery School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 69. It is one of the best state primary schools in Birmingham and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 5 miles.
School fundamentals
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 3 and 11 years. It is a community school. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2021) inspection. It is one of the 10 most oversubscribed state primary schools for first preference Reception place applications in the Worcestershire LEA.
Average class size
Beaconside Primary and Nursery School has one class per year, and an average class size of 30 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Beaconside Primary and Nursery School ranks in the top 18% of schools in the country by attainment. By the same measure, progress score rank the school in the top 14% of schools.
The Beaconside Primary and Nursery School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, Spanish. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. There may be an occasional extra-curricular academic or hobby club.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and a residential trip for Year 6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with specialist teaching for languages.
Sport at Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in major sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
Out of school hours care from 7.00am to 6.00pm provided by an external contractor.
Find another school near Beaconside Primary and Nursery School
Bromsgrove Preparatory School (5.2 miles); The Blue Coat School (6.9 miles); The Priory School, Preparatory School (7.5 miles).
St John Fisher Catholic Primary School, West Heath (3.1 miles); St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Kings Norton (4.8 miles); St Mary’s Church of England Primary School, Selly Oak (5.4 miles).
Bromsgrove School (5.1 miles); King Edward VI High School for Girls (6.4 miles); King Edward’s School, Birmingham (6.5 miles).
St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School (3.9 miles); King Edward VI Five Ways School (4.7 miles); Bartley Green School (4.7 miles).