Lift Beacon
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 23 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 139005
- Address
- Woodthorpe Road, LE11 2NF
- Website
- www.thebeaconacademy.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 308 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 56.5%
- Girls
- 43.5%
- First language not English
- 26%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 47.4%
- Persistent absence
- 16.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.3%
White British 62.3%
Other White 9.1%
Mixed 7.5%
African 3.9%
Other Asian 3.6%
Chinese 2.9%
Other 2.9%
Indian 2.6%
Pakistani 2.3%
Bangladeshi 1.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-1.9
WritingAverage1.6
MathsBelow average-1.8
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 57%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
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 102
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Beacon Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 15
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 18 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 23.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 38 19 19 |
| Year 1 | 32 21 11 |
| Year 2 | 54 31 23 |
| Year 3 | 46 23 23 |
| Year 4 | 49 24 25 |
| Year 5 | 57 37 20 |
| Year 6 | 32 19 13 |