Beacon Academy | Secondary with sixth form in Crowborough, Wealden | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

Beacon Academy

SecondaryPost 16

Wealden · Crowborough · TN6 2AS http://www.beacon-academy.org/web/

Pupils
1,642
cap. 1,550
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
16 Apr 2024
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

4 reports
7 Dec 2022
School inspection
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21 Mar 2017
Full inspectionGood
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18 Apr 2013
Full inspectionGood
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Wealden. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
81%
+2pp
LA
65%
England
66%
81%78%75%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
61%
+2pp
LA
42%
England
46%
65%60%55%
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Attainment 8
50.2
-1.9
LA
43.9
England
46.8
55.052.650.2
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
28%
-17pp
LA
38%
England
41%
56%42%28%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
11.2
-1.3
LA
7.4
England
7.7
12.510.68.8
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.50
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
34.5
-0.7
LA
32.9
England
32.4
37.634.832.1
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
-0.06
+0.1
LA
-0.11
+0.20.0-0.1
'17'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
-0pp
LA
13%
England
14%
20%15%10%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
C+
-1
B-C+C+
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added-0.06
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

94%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

2% no destination recorded

Education88%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment5%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

89%

staying in education or employment

7% did not stay in education or employment

4% no destination recorded

Education42%
Apprenticeships8%
Employment39%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,662
cap. 1,550
1,6621,4601,258
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.8
LA AVG 17.32:1
18.817.315.8
'17'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
5%
LA AVG 6.7%
5%4%2%
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FSM eligible
15%
LA AVG 26.22%
15%14%12%
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SEN
12%
LA AVG 17.41%
12%9%5%
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Overall absence
9%
LA
10%
England
9%
11%8%6%
'17'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
24%
LA
27%
England
24%
31%24%17%
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Overview

AddressNorth Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Telephone01892603000
Local authorityEast Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply

Nearby schools

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Finance£6485 spend / pupil£7169 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Apr 2012 (was URN 114585)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2581%61%50.2Not applicable28%11.2252
2023/2478%60%52.1+0.5045%12.5259
2022/2378%60%51.7+0.4342%11.8248
2021/2281%63%55.0+0.6340%10.8216
2018/1979%65%54.0+0.9741%9.9204
2017/1875%55%50.7+0.7038%8.8197
2016/1777%59%53.8+0.8056%184
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2528%
2023/2445%
2022/2342%
2021/2240%
2018/1941%
2017/1839%
2016/1756%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2534.5C+-0.0618%161
2023/2435.2B--0.1318%132
2022/2332.7C+15%125
2021/2237.6B-18%108
2018/1935.3B--0.0820%116
2017/1832.4C++0.0110%144
2016/1732.1C++0.1515%162

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,66218.812%5%15%9%24%
2023/241,61916.712%5%15%10%31%
2022/231,59215.811%4%15%11%30%
2021/221,51316.611%2%13%9%25%
2020/211,45316.310%2%12%
2018/191,29716.97%2%14%6%17%
2017/181,26516.96%2%14%7%20%
2016/171,25817.55%2%15%6%17%

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