Beacon Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jun 24 2025 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
- 666 (83% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.7%
- Girls
- 52.3%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 48.2%
- Persistent absence
- 34.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.5%
White British 91.6%
Other White 3.6%
Other 1.7%
Mixed 1.6%
Unclassified 1.2%
African 0.5%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 6%
Local authority average 30%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 17%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.2
Local authority average 40
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.92
Local authority average 3.49
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 9 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 23 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 2 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 47 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 19 |
| English Language | GCSE | 109 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 105 |
Admissions
Beacon Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 141
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 170
- 2nd preference
- 113
- 3rd preference
- 68
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 140
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 150 74 76 |
| Year 8 | 152 67 85 |
| Year 9 | 141 74 67 |
| Year 10 | 113 48 65 |
| Year 11 | 110 55 55 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 76.0% 80.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 44.0% 40.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 5.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 30.0% 33.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 6.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 8.7% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.3% 3.0% |