Beacon Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 29 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
- 198 (79% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.5%
- Girls
- 51.5%
- First language not English
- 16.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 53.5%
- Persistent absence
- 29.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.2%
White British 73.2%
Mixed 8%
African 6.1%
Other White 4%
Other 3%
Indian 2.5%
Pakistani 2.5%
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 48%
Local authority average 62%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Beacon Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 17
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 14
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 23 |
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 5 8 |
Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 9 4 5 |
Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 6 6 |
Reception, Full-time | 15 11 4 |
Year 1 | 28 10 18 |
Year 2 | 26 10 16 |
Year 3 | 22 10 12 |
Year 4 | 27 11 16 |
Year 5 | 20 11 9 |
Year 6 | 26 18 8 |