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Beacon Primary Academy

Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Lincolnshire

Off Churchill Avenue, Skegness, PE25 2RN

Website 01754879211

55

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

65%

1st preference success · Oversubscribed

Attendance

94.7%

9.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

206

Capacity used

Nearly full

98%

210 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Oversubscribed

65%

1st preference success rate

30 of 46 families who put it first got an offer

30

Places offered

108

Total applications

3.6

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference4630● 65%
2nd preference410● 0%
3rd preference210● 0%
Total1083028%

1st preference success by year

48%
2020
51%
2021
45%
2022
58%
2023
68%
2024
65%
2025

Lincolnshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Headteacher
Lisa Wright
Address
Off Churchill Avenue, Skegness, PE25 2RN
Phone
01754879211
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Ward / constituency
St Clement's · Boston and Skegness
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
139702

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals34%——
English as additional language3%——
SEN support20%——
53% boys (109)47% girls (97)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 5 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

206 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 22

    02 March 2022

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 181 pupils

Attendance

94.7%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.3%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

3%
20/21
16%
21/22
12%
22/23
12%
23/24
9%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths55%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard70%
+8% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard77%
+2% vs England
Higher standard20%
-13% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard80%
+8% vs England
Greater depth7%
-6% vs England

Maths

Expected standard80%
+6% vs England
Higher standard20%
-6% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard70%
-3% vs England
Higher standard23%
-7% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard83%
+1% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

672023552024702025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)70%61%
Higher standard0%8%

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 Lincolnshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.