Beacon Academy
About the school
Beacon Academy is an open secondary school in North East Lincolnshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 June 2025
- Published
- 11 November 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Category of concern: SWK
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Not applicable
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 37.5
- North East Lincolnshire
- 40.1
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North East Lincolnshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 18.30%
- North East Lincolnshire
- 36.20%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 40.40%
- North East Lincolnshire
- 55.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 6.40%
- North East Lincolnshire
- 29.80%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 2.94
- North East Lincolnshire
- 3.5
- 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
666
Girls
52.25%
Boys
47.75%
SEN support
19.52%
Education, health and care plan
7.21%
English as an additional language
4.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
49.10%
Overall absence
12.78
Persistent absence
37.36
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
86
Sustained education or employment
80%
Education
76%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
16%