Beacon Academy

About Beacon Academy

Beacon Academy’s most recent Parent View survey, covering responses from September 2024 to September 2025, shows that 40% of the 126 respondents would recommend the school to other parents, while 60% would not. The picture is mixed across individual questions: 52% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 54% felt their child is safe, but only 27% agreed that the school makes sure pupils are well behaved, with 71% disagreeing or strongly disagreeing. On SEND support, 24% of parents agreed the school gives children the support they need, compared with 76% who disagreed. The school is heavily oversubscribed for Year 7 entry in 2025/26, receiving 351 applications for 141 places — an oversubscription ratio of 2.49 — and 140 of the 170 first-preference applicants were offered a place. This suggests strong local demand despite the mixed parent feedback.

Academically, Beacon Academy’s Progress 8 score for the 2023/24 cohort was -0.83, meaning pupils achieved nearly a grade less per subject than the national average, and well below the North East Lincolnshire local authority average of -0.57. The school ranks 10th out of 11 secondary schools in the LA on this measure, and 2942nd out of 3141 nationally. Attainment 8 stood at 32.9, and only 14.3% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in English and maths. The EBacc entry rate was just 1.1%, and the EBacc average point score was 2.56. In its most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2020, the school was rated Good overall, with Good in all categories including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management — the same rating it held in its previous 2015 inspection.

Beacon Academy is a mixed 11-16 state secondary with 666 pupils on roll, operating below its capacity of 750. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals is 48.2%, well above the national average. Facilities include a swimming pool, theatre, astro turf, music rooms, art studios, and science labs, and the school offers clubs ranging from coding and chess to gardening and Model UN. SEND provisions cover a wide range of needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health support. There is no sixth form or nursery provision. Given the high oversubscription and the school’s Good Ofsted rating, it clearly appeals to local families, though the negative Progress 8 score and mixed parent views on behaviour and SEND support are important considerations for parents weighing up their options.

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