Beacon Primary School | School performance

36%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

220

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

31%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

36%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

220

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

31%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

36%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

220

Pupils · 2024/25

22%

EAL · 2024/25

31%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 28/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityBolton

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.8:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard

36%

-16pp

52%44%36%

'23'24'25

'25 · 36%

RWM higher standard

-3pp

10%7%4%

'23'24'25

'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

68%

Reading higher standard

36%

Writing expected standard

56%

Writing higher standard

20%

Maths expected standard

52%

Maths higher standard

Science expected standard

80%

SPAG expected standard

52%

SPAG higher standard

12%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

99.0

GPS scaled score

99.0

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

220

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.8

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

22%

FSM eligible

65%

SEN

26%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

31%

Contact

Address

Peter Martin Street, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 7AL

Local authority

Bolton

Website

www.beacon.bolton.sch.uk

Telephone

01204333545

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	36%	4%	68%	36%	56%	20%	52%	8%	80%	52%	103.0	99.0	99.0	—	—	—	26%	220
2023/24	52%	7%	63%	19%	63%	11%	63%	19%	81%	56%	103.0	101.0	100.0	—	—	—	21%	198
2022/23	48%	10%	57%	19%	71%	14%	76%	33%	86%	62%	102.0	104.0	102.0	-1.80	+1.40	+1.70	17%	184
2018/19	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	23%	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	220	21.1	26%	22%	65%	9%	31%
2023/24	198	26.7	21%	17%	63%	9%	26%
2022/23	184	20.3	17%	12%	63%	9%	30%
2021/22	189	19.7	28%	7%	57%	10%	35%
2020/21	198	20.3	27%	12%	44%	—	—
2018/19	210	—	23%	6%	44%	6%	20%