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Beacon Primary School

Bolton, BL6 7ALPrimaryAges 2–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
52%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
21 1st-choice / 24 places
Ranking
#10,119
of 13,686 nationally

About Beacon Primary School

Beacon Primary School is a state-funded mixed primary in Bolton, serving children from age 2 to 11. In the local authority's primary school rankings, it sits at 71st out of 87 schools, placing it in the bottom half of Bolton's primaries. The top-performing peers in the area include The Olive School, Bolton, The Oaks Primary School, and The Valley Community Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. Beacon's most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in March 2023, rated the school Good overall, with Good marks across all five categories including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This represents a notable improvement from its previous inspection in 2017, when the school was rated Inadequate overall, with leadership and management also marked Inadequate and early years provision requiring improvement. The school is led by headteacher Debra Meekings and has a capacity of 220 pupils, which it currently meets exactly.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range2 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressPeter Martin Street, Bolton, Bolton, BL6 7AL
HeadteacherDebra Meekings
Local AuthorityBolton
Number of Pupils220
Free School Meals (FSM)64.0%
School Capacity220 / 220 (100% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 25 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Playing FieldsGymnasiumDining HallICT SuiteArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

7

Sports

NetballTennisAthleticsSwimming

Clubs & Activities

ChessGardeningEco Club

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

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

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

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

08:00-08:45

After-school care

15:15-17:30

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

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Frequently Asked Questions About Beacon Primary School

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