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Beacon Academy

Primary

Cornwall · Bodmin · PL31 1JQ www.beacon.kernowlearning.co.uk

Pupils
448
cap. 480
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
12%
RWM higher · 2024/25
448
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 08/05/2019

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Beacon Academy · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
81%
+7pp
81%62%43%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
12%
+5pp
12%7%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 12%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
93%
Reading higher standard
47%
Writing expected standard
86%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
88%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
93%
SPAG expected standard
93%
SPAG higher standard
28%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
448
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
47%
SEN
34%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
38 Robartes Road, Bodmin, PL31 1JQ
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2581%12%93%47%86%16%88%26%93%93%109.0106.0107.034%448
2023/2474%7%84%42%79%14%82%18%81%81%108.0105.0107.040%421
2022/2366%5%80%38%72%10%72%20%74%80%106.0104.0106.0+4.60+1.90+2.9030%426
2018/1945%2%62%12%66%7%53%3%74%72%102.099.0105.0-1.70-2.00-4.1025%444
2017/1843%2%59%20%63%9%52%5%70%64%102.0100.0104.0-1.80-2.40-3.90442
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published16%215

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2544821.534%6%47%6%17%
2023/2442118.840%6%46%7%22%
2022/2342618.530%7%46%8%23%
2021/2243922.227%7%46%8%27%
2020/2143220.324%8%39%
2018/1944421.425%9%40%5%14%
2017/1822.76%17%
2016/1721520.416%6%30%5%12%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.