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EnglandSouth WestEast DevonEX8 2SRThe Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
Primary

The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School

Primary

East Devon · Exmouth · EX8 2SR www.beacon-ce-primary.devon.sch.uk

Pupils
166
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
166
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
57%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
166
Pupils · 2024/25
22%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/07/2021

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio16.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
57%
+7pp
57%54%50%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
RWM higher standard
13%
+2pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
83%
Writing higher standard
23%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
23%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
166
Pupil : teacher ratio
16.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
22%
FSM eligible
19%
SEN
32%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
1 Beacon Place, Exmouth, EX8 2SR
Local authority
Devon
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
2024/2557%13%60%37%83%23%73%23%83%53%105.0103.0103.032%166
2023/2450%11%67%44%50%11%61%28%61%72%106.0105.0105.031%166
2022/2352%7%78%33%59%11%74%15%74%74%106.0103.0105.0+2.00-0.20-0.3026%168
2018/1955%3%69%34%76%17%69%14%72%66%104.0101.0104.0+1.30+1.20-2.6019%198
2017/1850%0%71%29%64%7%54%11%64%71%105.099.0105.0-0.10-2.90-4.5016%199
2016/1748%3%68%13%81%16%55%6%81%77%103.0100.0107.0-1.10+1.00-4.0015%207

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
2024/2516618.932%22%19%5%11%
2023/2416618.031%18%25%6%16%
2022/2316819.526%15%21%7%18%
2021/2218320.923%12%16%7%23%
2020/2119016.720%14%17%
2018/1919820.819%16%12%4%6%
2017/1819918.416%13%16%4%7%
2016/1720720.515%12%15%3%3%

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