Beacon Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 4 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Unique reference
- 139649
- Address
- Chatsworth Place, DN35 9NF
- Website
- www.beaconacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 623 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.1%
- Girls
- 50.9%
- First language not English
- 5.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.3%
- Persistent absence
- 38.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.7%
White British 90%
Other White 3.9%
Mixed 2.2%
Other 2.2%
Unclassified 1.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
African 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.87
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.48
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 34%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 32%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 35.2
Local authority average 40.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.72
Local authority average 3.51
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 5 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 12 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 22 |
| English Language | GCSE | 90 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 81 |
Admissions
Beacon Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 139
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 188
- 2nd preference
- 112
- 3rd preference
- 46
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 138
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 18.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 152 71 81 |
| Year 8 | 146 76 70 |
| Year 9 | 117 50 67 |
| Year 10 | 115 60 55 |
| Year 11 | 93 49 44 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 80.0% 80.3% 85.6% |
Further education | 46.0% 40.2% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 8.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 31.4% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 5.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 5.8% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 8.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.2% 1.2% |