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Beacon Academy

Wealden, TN6 2ASSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Apr 2024
Progress 8
+0.50
Well above average
−20+2
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
230 1st-choice / 244 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#496 of 3,141 nationally

About Beacon Academy

Beacon Academy’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in 2024, awarded it an overall rating of Outstanding, a clear step up from the Good it received in 2017. The inspection team judged every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision — as Outstanding. That judgement is backed up by the school’s strongest exam metric: a Progress 8 score of +0.5. This means pupils at Beacon Academy, on average, achieve half a grade more per subject across eight GCSEs than pupils with similar starting points nationally. It’s a significant figure, especially when set against the East Sussex local authority average Progress 8 score of -0.16. Beacon’s score places it second out of 29 state secondary schools in the county, and first in the Wealden district. The school is comfortably in the top 25% of schools nationally for progress, ranking 496th out of 3,141.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressNorth Beeches Road, Crowborough, Wealden, TN6 2AS
HeadteacherKeith Slattery
Local AuthorityEast Sussex
Number of Pupils1,662
Free School Meals (FSM)14.5%
School Capacity1,662 / 1,550 (107% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

16 Apr 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 20 May 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

11
Tennis CourtsScience LabsSports HallLibraryAstro TurfICT SuiteSwimming PoolMusic RoomsGymnasiumChapelSixth Form Centre

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

15

Sports

TennisGymnasticsDanceAthleticsSwimmingMartial ArtsCricketCross CountryRowing

Clubs & Activities

Film ClubBook ClubDuke of EdinburghModel United NationsYoung EnterpriseDebate

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

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

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Beacon Academy has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.