The Beech House School, West Molesey
The Beech House School is an independent school for pupils aged 10 to 18 in West Molesey. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2025)
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
The Beech House School in detail
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other independent schools to The Beech House School are Twickenham Preparatory School (1.3 miles, selective); Jack and Jill School (1.7 miles, Outstanding); Hampton Court House (1.8 miles, selective); and The Danesfield Manor School (1.8 miles).
Twickenham Preparatory SchoolJack and Jill SchoolHampton Court HouseThe Danesfield Manor School
Who goes there
Almost every pupil at The Beech House School has an education, health and care plan (6 of 6 in 2026).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Hampton, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is First Avenue (opposite), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Beech House School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Sources: DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Safeguarding: effective
Independent school standards
Met all the independent school standards.
- Part 1: quality of educationMet
- Part 2: pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural developmentMet
- Part 3: welfare, health and safetyMet
- Part 4: suitability of staff and proprietorsMet
- Part 5: premises and accommodationMet
- Part 6: information for parentsMet
- Part 7: handling of complaintsMet
- Part 8: leadership and managementMet
Source: Ofsted, non-association independent schools inspections and outcomes (Open Government Licence)
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The Beech House School excels at building trust with pupils who have previously struggled in education and creating a supportive environment where they feel welcomed and respected. Teachers are skilled at breaking down learning into manageable steps and connecting it to pupils' real interests - for example, using maths to design a rabbit hutch. When pupils attend regularly, they make rapid progress and experience real academic success, often for the first time.
Key Strengths
- Staff build strong relationships and trust with pupils, creating a welcoming and respectful environment
- Teachers adapt the curriculum to pupils' interests and break learning into manageable steps, leading to high-quality work
- Reading is prioritized across the curriculum with gaps identified and addressed swiftly
- Comprehensive careers programme with independent advice and guidance
- School provides a range of enrichment activities that develop social and enterprise skills
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils often have erratic attendance, making it difficult to access the full curriculum and progress through it at the intended pace
- Staff do not always have the knowledge and expertise to deliver the curriculum as intended in this specific context
- Individual re-engagement plans are sometimes not adapted enough to help pupils move to full-time provision more quickly
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff receiving regular training on safeguarding and therapeutic approaches.
Extracurricular Activities
Visits to places of worship and museums, cultural celebrations such as Chinese New Year, outdoor fitness equipment in garden, physical education at local leisure centre, enterprise activities with product sales at local events
The Beech House School is a small independent school for looked-after children aged 10-18 with social, emotional and mental health needs. The school is rated Good overall and meets all independent school standards.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby all-through schools
Keep up with The Beech House School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 13
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 2
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Full
6 pupils
6 places
No spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - West Molesey
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for West Molesey
Across Surrey council
Places available
12,569
Applications
11,986
Got 1st preference
81.3%
Got preferred school
96.2%
All secondary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.
Inspection History(4)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
0
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
100.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
No need-level breakdown available
Pupil Demographics
Key Indicators
6
Total Pupils
1
Boys
5
Girls
2026 academic year
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
The Beech House School
Showing 10 of 14 linked schools
Questions parents ask about The Beech House School
What is The Beech House School's Ofsted rating?
The Beech House School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025.
Does The Beech House School meet the independent school standards?
At its most recent standard inspection, in March 2025, The Beech House School met all the independent school standards.
How many pupils go to The Beech House School?
The Beech House School has around 6 pupils on roll.
How do I apply to The Beech House School?
The Beech House School is an independent school and runs its own admissions rather than going through the local authority. Contact the school directly for entry requirements, assessment dates, fees and any bursaries.
How many road collisions happen near The Beech House School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 2 serious and 11 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 on a bicycle. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is The Beech House School?
The Beech House School is at 413 Walton Road, West Molesey, West Molesey, Surrey, KT8 2EJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)