The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 14 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Devon
- Unique reference
- 113430
- Address
- 1 Beacon Place, EX8 2SR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 166 (85% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.8%
- Girls
- 51.2%
- First language not English
- 17.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.7%
- Persistent absence
- 15.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 27.1%
White British 72.3%
Other White 10.2%
Mixed 5.4%
Indian 3.6%
Chinese 2.4%
African 1.8%
Other 1.8%
Other Asian 1.2%
Caribbean 0.6%
Unclassified 0.6%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage2
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage-0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
Local authority average 56%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 25
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 5
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 25
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 18 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 14 8 6 |
| Year 1 | 13 9 4 |
| Year 2 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 3 | 31 13 18 |
| Year 4 | 32 18 14 |
| Year 5 | 30 14 16 |
| Year 6 | 19 8 11 |