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Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
All-through · Mixed · Ages 4–16 · Pupil referral unit
Temple Park Road, South Shields NE34 0QA · thebeaconcentre.net · 0191 454 6254
On the mapSearch near NE34 0QA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- Pupils
- 78
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Free school meals
- 83.3%
- First language not English
- 1.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 28 | +14.7 |
| Employment | 8 | +1.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 32 | −8 |
| Activity not captured | 32 | +5.3 |
Ofsted
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Sept 2018Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement