Beechwood School

State-Funded School

beechwood-school-slough-south-east

South EastRegion

SloughLocal Authority

SloughConstituency

SL2 1QEPostcode

1.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Beechwood School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in Slough, South East.

It currently serves 838 pupils. Beechwood School is part of The Schelwood Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 36
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 28%
EBacc average point score: 3.2

Ethnicity

White

39%

Asian

27%

Black

13%

Mixed

14%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

838

Total Pupils

55%Boys

45%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

41%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 838
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Schelwood Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2025	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Not judged
16 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
16 Jul 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.