The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
About the school
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School is an open primary school in Devon.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 January 2026
- Published
- 11 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SM
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Urgent improvement
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 57%
- Devon
- 59%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 13%
- Devon
- 7%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 60%
- Devon
- 75%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Devon
- 70%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 73%
- Devon
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 53%
- Devon
- 69%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 20%
- Devon
- 24%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 83%
- Devon
- 83%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 105
- Devon
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Devon
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Devon
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
166
Girls
53.01%
Boys
46.99%
SEN support
30.12%
Education, health and care plan
1.81%
English as an additional language
21.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
18.67%
Overall absence
5.43
Persistent absence
11.33