Beacon Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 3 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
- 33.0%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 6 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 3 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 1 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 27 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 30 |
| English Language | GCSE | 85 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 83 |
| Geography | GCSE | 36 |
| History | GCSE | 43 |
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 | 85.0% 82.9% 86.5% |
Further education | 59.0% 41.5% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 6.0% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 24.0% 34.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 5.3% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 14.0% 7.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.7% 1.0% |