Beacon Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 9 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
23.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
35.2%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell above average4.6
WritingAbove average1.9
MathsAbove average2.9
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
37
3rd preference
23
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
46
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.4
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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