Beacon Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 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
- Bolton
- Unique reference
- 146535
- Address
- Peter Martin Street, Horwich, BL6 7AL
- Website
- www.beacon.bolton.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 220 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 46.8%
- Girls
- 53.2%
- First language not English
- 21.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 64.1%
- Persistent absence
- 29.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.8%
White British 65%
African 10.5%
Mixed 8.7%
Other White 3.6%
Indian 3.2%
Pakistani 3.2%
Other 2.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Chinese 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingAverage1.4
MathsAverage1.7
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 52%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 101
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Beacon Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 24
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 21
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 10 5 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 7 2 5 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 16 7 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 22 13 9 |
| Year 1 | 22 13 9 |
| Year 2 | 30 11 19 |
| Year 3 | 27 11 16 |
| Year 4 | 29 12 17 |
| Year 5 | 30 12 18 |
| Year 6 | 27 17 10 |