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Beacon Academy

Cornwall, PL31 1JQPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
74%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
53 1st-choice / 54 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#2907 of 13,686 nationally

About Beacon Academy

Beacon Academy is a state primary school in Cornwall that is clearly in demand. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 99 applications for just 54 places, with 53 of those going to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.83. That kind of pressure on places suggests strong local reputation. The school is currently home to 448 pupils against a capacity of 480, so it’s running close to full. Demographically, 44.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is significantly above the national average and points to a catchment with higher-than-average levels of disadvantage. Headteacher Kaye Haywood leads a mixed, non-denominational school that also offers nursery provision for three-year-olds. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2025, judged that the school had ‘improved significantly’ since its last graded inspection, while retaining an overall Good rating.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
Address38 Robartes Road, Bodmin, Cornwall, PL31 1JQ
HeadteacherKaye Haywood
Local AuthorityCornwall
Number of Pupils448
Free School Meals (FSM)44.1%
School Capacity448 / 480 (93% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Improved significantly

Source: Ofsted, 9 Jun 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
ICT SuiteSports HallPlaying FieldsSensory RoomDining HallForest SchoolChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

FootballCross CountryDanceGymnasticsAthleticsCricketRounders

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubArt ClubChessChoir

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

SEN Unit
DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning DifficultySEN Unit

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:30

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: beacon.kernowlearning.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Beacon Academy

Beacon Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.