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Beacon Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Chatsworth Place, Cleethorpes DN35 9NF · beaconacademy.co.uk · 01472 328888
On the mapSearch near DN35 9NF
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.5
- average Attainment 8 score. North East Lincolnshire 40.1, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 639
- 85% of 750 places
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 3.4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 114 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 114 | 78 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 141 | 170 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 139 | 188 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 136 | 201 | 1.5▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 140 | 159 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.5, and 18.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North East Lincolnshire it was 40.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼18.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼40.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.94 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sixth form college | 24.2 | −9.7 |
| Further education | 52.7 | +6.9 |
| Other education | 1.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 2.2 | −2.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 16.5 | +4.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Beacon Academy on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
- Jul 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (86 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Positive
- 56%
- Replies
- 86
- 13% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on 34 parents (40%) whose child was bullied
based on 36 parents (42%) with SEND