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The Beacon Church of England Primary School

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personMrs Ann Charters

corporate_fareLIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST

location_onLiverpool, L5 3QG

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2025

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Students

484

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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The Beacon Church of England Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Liverpool, serving ages 2-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

The Beacon Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Liverpool, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of LIVERPOOL DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST. The school has approximately 494 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #57 of 105 primaries in Liverpool and #8,097 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.4 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

58%

LA 55%

Reading75% LA 68%

Writing75% LA 66%

Maths80% LA 66%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading80% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths85% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading76% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths87% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.3

-0.7 to 3.3

3.4

Write

LA 0.3

1.5 to 5.4

3.0

Maths

LA -0.5

1.1 to 4.9

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading77% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 71% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA 0.3

-1.1 to 3.4

3.2

Write

LA 0.3

1.2 to 5.3

3.6

Maths

LA 0.2

1.6 to 5.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 April 2025

Inspection Report

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06 December 2017

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2025-04-01

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

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2014-02-26

S8 No Formal Designation Visit EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2010-09-09

None EIF

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

0.8%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.6%(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 494 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	494	4	0.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	485	0	0.0%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	513	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	497	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	476	2	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	484	1	0.2%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	484	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	454	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	447	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	442	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	444	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	397	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	402	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	387	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	373	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	370	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	364	0	0.0%	0.4%	1
2017/18 (Autumn term)	363	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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.

Speech, Language & Communication 35 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 28 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Physical Disability 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils