Beacon Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · East Sussex
North Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AS
74
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 16/04/2024
Application demand
97%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.9%
23.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,642
Capacity used
Over capacity106%
1,550 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
97%
1st preference success rate
223 of 230 families who put it first got an offer
244
Places offered
392
Total applications
1.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 230 | 223 | ● 97% |
| 2nd preference | 100 | 16 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 59 | 5 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences | 3 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 392 | 244 | 62% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 31 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Keith Slattery
- Address
- North Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AS
- Phone
- 01892603000
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- Crowborough North · Sussex Weald
- Area
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- URN
- 137982
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 5% | — | — |
| SEN support | 10% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MARK EDUCATION TRUST
1,642 pupils · 1,550 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
16 April 2024
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 22
08 December 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,368 pupils
Attendance
90.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.50 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 60% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 78% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.82 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 35.19 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 50.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 61.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 80.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 27.8% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.43 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 252 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.47 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 17.7% | 17% |
| A-level students | 122 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 251 | 18% | 70% | 84% | |
| English Language | 251 | 25% | 67% | 84% | |
| English Literature | 247 | 20% | 66% | 81% | |
| Geography | 141 | 21% | 49% | 60% | |
| Combined Science | 132 | 2% | 20% | 55% | |
| Biology | 117 | 27% | 77% | 98% | |
| Physics | 117 | 28% | 86% | 96% | |
| Chemistry | 116 | 34% | 82% | 96% | |
| Social Studies | 111 | 15% | 55% | 59% | |
| History | 108 | 27% | 66% | 76% | |
| Art and Design | 68 | 13% | 50% | 71% | |
| Physical Education | 41 | 22% | 44% | 61% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 40 | 3% | 5% | 38% | |
| Mathematics | 37 | 11% | 35% | 57% | |
| Psychology | 36 | 3% | 17% | 47% | |
| Geography | 25 | 0% | 24% | 44% | |
| Biology | 22 | 5% | 23% | 41% | |
| Religious Studies | 19 | 0% | 16% | 58% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 14% | 79% | |
| Physics | 14 | 14% | 21% | 36% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 10% | 30% | 40% | |
| Computer Science | 10 | 0% | 0% | 10% | |
| Government and Politics | 10 | 0% | 10% | 60% | |
| German | 8 | 0% | 13% | 63% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 13007: Beacon Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 58% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 59% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through East Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.