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Lift Beacon

Primary

Charnwood · Loughborough · LE11 2NF www.thebeaconacademy.org

Pupils
308
cap. 380
Ages
2 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
308
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
81%
RWM expected · 2024/25
6%
RWM higher · 2024/25
308
Pupils · 2024/25
26%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 23/11/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Lift Beacon · Primary · Leicestershire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
81%
+24pp
81%57%33%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 81%
RWM higher standard
6%
-1pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 6%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
84%
Reading higher standard
41%
Writing expected standard
81%
Writing higher standard
16%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
66%
SPAG higher standard
3%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
308
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
26%
FSM eligible
48%
SEN
30%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Woodthorpe Road, Loughborough, LE11 2NF
Local authority
Leicestershire
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%6%84%41%81%16%84%28%81%66%108.0108.0102.030%308
2023/2457%7%57%15%67%17%67%17%67%52%102.0103.0102.031%333
2022/2359%0%63%17%72%17%65%13%72%59%102.0103.0101.0-1.90+1.60-1.8030%328
2018/1933%5%33%7%72%12%51%14%70%49%96.0101.099.0-4.80+2.40-2.2024%327
2017/1844%2%48%7%65%4%65%9%65%35%100.0102.098.0-1.60+0.30+0.4025%340
2016/1733%0%46%13%56%8%56%5%67%36%98.0100.098.0-3.20-1.20-1.9026%341

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
2024/2530819.930%26%48%6%17%
2023/2433319.731%24%47%6%19%
2022/2332815.730%18%48%8%21%
2021/2230917.432%15%49%8%26%
2020/2131915.228%13%48%
2018/1932715.924%15%38%5%14%
2017/1834016.525%14%46%5%12%
2016/1734121.326%16%45%5%15%

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