Beacon Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · North East Lincolnshire
Chatsworth Place, Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
47
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 24/06/2025
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
87.2%
37.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
639
Capacity used
Has space85%
750 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
140 of 170 families who put it first got an offer
141
Places offered
351
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 170 | 140 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 113 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 68 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 351 | 141 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
North East Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 2 applications came from outside the council area (0 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 sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Dave Whitaker
- Address
- Chatsworth Place, Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
- Phone
- 01472328888
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Ward / constituency
- Croft Baker · Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 139649
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 50% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 22% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
639 pupils · 750 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
24 June 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Inadequate Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 696 pupils
Attendance
87.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
12.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
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 | 32.9 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.83 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 14% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 32% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 2.56 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 37.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 18.3% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 40.4% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 6.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 2.94 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 109 | — |
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.
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 | 109 | 6% | 22% | 50% | |
| Combined Science | 109 | 2% | 20% | 39% | |
| English Language | 109 | 9% | 30% | 48% | |
| English Literature | 105 | 3% | 33% | 52% | |
| Art and Design | 83 | 12% | 65% | 95% | |
| Geography | 66 | 5% | 21% | 32% | |
| Design & Technology | 47 | 2% | 21% | 34% | |
| History | 34 | 6% | 29% | 35% | |
| Engineering | 19 | 5% | 26% | 32% | |
| French | 17 | 0% | 24% | 24% | |
| Statistics | 8 | 50% | 75% | 75% | |
| Religious Studies | 8 | 13% | 38% | 63% |
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 North East Lincolnshire 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.