Beacon Primary School | School performance

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

501

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

501

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

77%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

501

Pupils · 2024/25

13%

EAL · 2024/25

19%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Closed school

This school is closed.

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 27/02/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWalsall

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio15.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusClosed

Overview of Beacon Primary School · Primary · Walsall

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard

77%

+5pp

88%80%72%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 77%

RWM higher standard

+1pp

11%7%2%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

78%

Reading higher standard

33%

Writing expected standard

82%

Writing higher standard

12%

Maths expected standard

87%

Maths higher standard

35%

Science expected standard

82%

SPAG expected standard

80%

SPAG higher standard

32%

Reading scaled score

105.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

106.0

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

501

Pupil : teacher ratio

15.0

EAL

13%

FSM eligible

49%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

19%

Contact

Address

Davis Road, New Invention, Walsall, WV12 5HA

Local authority

Walsall

Website

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Telephone

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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	77%	8%	78%	33%	82%	12%	87%	35%	82%	80%	105.0	106.0	106.0	—	—	—	16%	501
2023/24	72%	7%	79%	16%	82%	10%	85%	34%	82%	75%	104.0	105.0	104.0	—	—	—	15%	498
2022/23	78%	2%	84%	22%	81%	5%	83%	12%	88%	78%	104.0	103.0	103.0	+0.90	+0.90	+0.50	17%	492
2018/19	88%	10%	92%	30%	90%	18%	94%	54%	96%	92%	107.0	109.0	110.0	+2.30	+1.00	+4.20	12%	494
2017/18	86%	11%	95%	41%	89%	14%	97%	51%	89%	97%	109.0	111.0	108.0	+5.90	+3.00	+8.30	15%	452
2016/17	58%	9%	74%	14%	88%	12%	77%	19%	88%	72%	103.0	103.0	103.0	+3.50	+4.80	+2.60	15%	424

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	501	15.0	16%	13%	49%	7%	19%
2023/24	498	18.3	15%	11%	50%	7%	21%
2022/23	492	18.8	17%	10%	52%	9%	32%
2021/22	496	20.4	15%	9%	53%	9%	33%
2020/21	491	21.8	14%	9%	46%	—	—
2018/19	494	23.1	12%	9%	57%	5%	18%
2017/18	452	26.8	15%	6%	59%	6%	17%
2016/17	424	19.0	15%	9%	58%	5%	12%