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Beacon Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Jason Thurley

corporate_fareWELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST

location_onCleethorpes, DN35 9NF

language Visit Website phone 1472328888

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

579

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Attainment 8

37.5

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GCSE Rank

#8 in North East Lincolnshire

#2,833 of 3,216 nationally

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Beacon Academy is a Academy sponsor led secondary school in Cleethorpes, serving ages 11-16. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.4×) — apply through your local authority on time.

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School Summary

Beacon Academy is an academy sponsor led in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 11-16. It is part of WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 666 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, pupils achieved an Attainment 8 score of 37.5, placing the school #8 in North East Lincolnshire and #2,833 of 3,216 nationally. 18.30% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and Maths. 5.6% of all GCSE entries were graded 9–7.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Inadequate, behaviour and attitudes Inadequate, personal development Requires improvement, and leadership and management Inadequate.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.4× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 18.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Secondary Performance Trends (KS4)

2025

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

37.5

Grade 5+ E&M

18.30%

Grade 9–7 (all GCSEs)5.6%

Entering EBacc6.40%

EBacc APS2.94

2024

Progress 8 Score

-0.83

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

32.9

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc1.10%

EBacc APS2.56

2023

Progress 8 Score

-0.87

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

35.2

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc6%

EBacc APS2.72

2022

Progress 8 Score

-0.07

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

41.2

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc10%

EBacc APS3.02

2021

Progress 8 Score

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc6%

EBacc APS-

2019

Progress 8 Score

-0.21

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

36.9

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc0%

EBacc APS2.75

2018

Progress 8 Score

-0.22

vs National Avg

Attainment 8

Grade 5+ E&M

Entering EBacc4%

EBacc APS2.44

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Student Destinations (After Secondary)

This module shows what students did after finishing Key Stage 4 (GCSEs). It reflects how well the school prepares pupils for the real world.

2025

Stayed in Education / Employment

80%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)76%

Apprenticeships3%

Employment1%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)16%

2024

Stayed in Education / Employment

88%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)80%

Apprenticeships2%

Employment7%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)12%

2023

Stayed in Education / Employment

86%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)85%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment1%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)14%

2022

Stayed in Education / Employment

94%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)89%

Apprenticeships0%

Employment4%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)4%

2021

Stayed in Education / Employment

87%

Education (e.g. Sixth Form/College)82%

Apprenticeships5%

Employment0%

Not in Education / Employment (NEET)13%

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

03 March 2020

Inspection Report

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06 February 2019

Inspection Report

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24 June 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2025-06-24

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Inadequate

Behaviour

Inadequate

Development

Requires improvement

Leadership

Inadequate

2020-03-03

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-02-06

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-06-24

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-02-05

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

24.5%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 7.3% for this term (secondary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

12.6%(84 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

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National average: 7.398% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 666 pupils. During this period, there were 163 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 24.5%, which is above the termly national average of 7.3%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	666	163	24.5%	7.3%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	674	79	11.7%	7.8%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	622	83	13.3%	7.4%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	623	48	7.7%	7.1%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	629	166	26.4%	8.2%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	570	72	12.6%	6.6%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	579	51	8.8%	6.4%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	588	36	6.1%	5.9%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	503	49	9.7%	4.7%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	496	34	6.9%	4.9%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	505	38	7.5%	4.4%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	448	26	5.8%	3.6%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	456	7	1.5%	1.0%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	463	26	5.6%	3.9%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	393	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	393	21	5.3%	3.2%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	396	29	7.3%	4.2%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	333	26	7.8%	3.1%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	337	24	7.1%	3.8%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	336	47	14.0%	3.8%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	270	25	9.3%	3.4%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	270	7	2.6%	3.0%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	272	44	16.2%	3.7%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	218	31	14.2%	3.0%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	221	31	14.0%	3.3%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	217	17	7.8%	3.1%	2

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Moderate Learning Difficulty 58 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 43 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 43 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 9 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils