Beacon Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 8 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 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
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 142958
- Address
- 38 Robartes Road, PL31 1JQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 421 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 42.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 35.2%
White British 89.1%
Other White 5.9%
Mixed 2.4%
Unclassified 1.2%
Chinese 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
African 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.6
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAbove average2.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 66%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Beacon ACE Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 46
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 37
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 46
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.4 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 6 3 3 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 25 11 14 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 7 8 |
| Reception, Full-time | 45 25 20 |
| Year 1 | 47 23 24 |
| Year 2 | 59 35 24 |
| Year 3 | 56 29 27 |
| Year 4 | 50 22 28 |
| Year 5 | 55 23 32 |
| Year 6 | 59 34 25 |