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Beacon Primary Academy

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

personMiss Lisa Wright

corporate_fareGREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onSkegness, PE25 2RN

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

209

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Expected Standard

70%

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Demand Ratio

1.5x

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Beacon Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Skegness, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.5×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 34% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Beacon Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Skegness, Lincolnshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 206 pupils on roll, of whom 37% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #26 of 245 primaries in Lincolnshire and #2,528 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.5× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 3.4 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 57%

Reading77% LA 70%

Writing80% LA 69%

Maths80% LA 68%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading69% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing66% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths66% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 54%England 60%

Reading67% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths90% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.3

-1.3 to 3.2

3.2

Write

LA -0.3

1.0 to 5.3

3.0

Maths

LA -0.7

0.9 to 5.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 59%England 65%

Reading-% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing-% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths-% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.7

Write

LA -0.4

Maths

LA -1.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 58%

Reading-% LA 71%

Writing-% LA 74%

Maths-% LA 70%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.8

Write

LA -0.5

Maths

LA -1.2

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 March 2022

Inspection Report

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02 November 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

1 Evaluations

2016-11-02

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

3.9%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.5%(3 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 206 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 3.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	206	8	3.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	208	6	2.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	203	3	1.5%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	207	2	1.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	211	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	209	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	208	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	210	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	208	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	207	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	211	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	211	1	0.5%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	211	1	0.5%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	180	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	150	2	1.3%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	149	3	2.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	120	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	120	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	121	0	0.0%	0.5%

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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 11 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 10 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils