Beacon Academy
About the school
Beacon Academy is an open secondary school in East Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 April 2024
- Published
- 20 May 2024
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.2
- East Sussex
- 43.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- East Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 61.10%
- East Sussex
- 41.80%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 80.60%
- East Sussex
- 63.30%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 27.80%
- East Sussex
- 36.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.43
- East Sussex
- 3.8
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.47
AAB or better
- School
- 17.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1662
Girls
50.84%
Boys
49.16%
SEN support
10.53%
Education, health and care plan
1.62%
English as an additional language
5.30%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
14.85%
Overall absence
9.09
Persistent absence
23.76
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
248
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
88%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
114
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
41%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
8%
Employment
39%