Ofsted: Good
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
personMr Dominick Gray
location_onSouth Shields, NE34 0QA
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Ofsted
Good
Inspected 2023
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Students
63
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Age Range
4-16
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Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre is a Pupil referral unit school in South Shields, serving ages 4-16. Rated Good by Ofsted.
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School Summary
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre is a pupil referral unit in South Shields, South Tyneside, admitting pupils aged 4-16. The school has approximately 70 pupils on roll, of whom 86% are eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.
The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 7.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.
verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted
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4 EvaluationsRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF
Good
Education
Good
Behaviour
Good
Development
Good
Leadership
Good
S5 Inspection Legacy
Requires improvement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Requires improvement
None Legacy
No Judgement
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
-
Development
-
Leadership
-
None Legacy
Good
Education
No Judgement
Behaviour
No Judgement
Development
No Judgement
Leadership
Good