School profile

Beacon Academy

Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF

Inadequate

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National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#3,257 of 3,312

Worse than 98% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Beacon Academy Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 24 Jun 2025

Area360 rating
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy sponsor led
Ages11 to 16
Pupils639
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMr Dave Whitaker
TrustWELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST
Local authorityNorth East Lincolnshire
Opened01 Sept 2013
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 139649.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolNorth East LincolnshireEngland
Attainment 8 scoreResults across 8 subjects, English and maths count twice. 50 is about a grade 5 average.30.3, worse than England, worse than North East Lincolnshire39.446.2
Grade 4 or above in English and mathsGrade 4 is a standard pass.26%, worse than England, worse than North East Lincolnshire54.2%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and mathsGrade 5 is a strong pass.10.6%, worse than England, worse than North East Lincolnshire34.2%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and mathsGrade 7 is roughly an old A grade.0%, worse than England, worse than North East Lincolnshire6.5%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths24%, worse than England, worse than North East Lincolnshire49.3%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4104--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils639
Girls317
Boys322
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.49.9%
First language not English3.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.750
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.14.8%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.120
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.56
Average class size22.6

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
92.5%
Other White
3%
Other ethnic group
1.3%
Other mixed
0.8%
White and Black African
0.6%
African
0.3%
White and Black Caribbean
0.2%
White and Asian
0.2%
Other Asian
0.2%
Irish
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher15.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.8.5
Teachers (FTE)41.4
Teaching assistants (FTE)16.81
Support staff (FTE)41.57
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2546.2
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2529.4
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/2514
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/252.8

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)Places offered on national offer day.114
Applications (Year 7)Includes every preference parents listed.234
First preference applications (Year 7)Families who put this school as their first choice.78
First preference offers (Year 7)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.78
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolNorth East LincolnshireEngland
Overall absence13.3%, worse than England, worse than North East Lincolnshire9.8%8%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.35.9%, worse than England, worse than North East Lincolnshire28.5%21.6%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.9.1%, worse than England, worse than North East Lincolnshire5.3%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate60.2%
Pupils with one or more suspensions19.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destinationIn education, an apprenticeship or work for at least two terms.81.3%
Staying in educationSixth form, college or further education.78%
Further education52.7%
Sixth form college24.2%
Not sustainedDid not stay in education, an apprenticeship or work for two terms.16.5%
Employment2.2%
Apprenticeship1.1%
School sixth form0%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Beacon Academy
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryBursar Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.4 miSecondaryCleethorpes AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.4 miPrimaryMiddlethorpe Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Outstanding
0.7 miSecondaryHavelock AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryOld Clee Primary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryThrunscoe Primary and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryWilliam Barcroft Junior SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miPrimarySt Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Inadequate
1.0 miPrimaryQueen Mary Avenue Infant SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryReynolds Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement

Frequently asked questions about Beacon Academy

What is Beacon Academy's Ofsted rating?

Beacon Academy is rated Inadequate, last inspected on 24 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Beacon Academy rank in England?

Beacon Academy ranks 3,257 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 98% of schools).

What are Beacon Academy's GCSE results?

In 2025/26, 10.6% of pupils at Beacon Academy got grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 46.3%). The Attainment 8 score was 30.3 (England 46.2).

How hard is it to get into Beacon Academy?

For Year 7 entry in 2026/27, Beacon Academy made 114 offers from 234 applications (2.1 per offer), and 78 of 78 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Beacon Academy?

Beacon Academy has 639 pupils aged 11 to 16.

What is the capacity of Beacon Academy?

Beacon Academy had 750 school places in 2024/25.

Does Beacon Academy have a sixth form?

No, Beacon Academy teaches pupils up to age 16.

How big are classes at Beacon Academy?

At Beacon Academy, the average class had 22.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 15.4 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Beacon Academy?

In 2025/26, pupils at Beacon Academy missed 13.3% of sessions (England 8%), and 35.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 21.6%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.