The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School

Primary · Exmouth · EX8 2SR

Needs attention

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Needs attentionAchievement: Needs attentionAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Needs attentionLeadership & governance: Urgent improvementEarly years: Urgent improvementPost-16: Not applicable

Inspected 13 January 2026 · report published 11 June 2026

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At a glance

151 pupils · 72% of 210 capacity

School type: Voluntary aided school
Age range: 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Free school meals: 19.9% of pupils
English as additional language: 21.7% of pupils
SEN support: 30.1% of pupils
EHC plan: 1.8% of pupils
Website: www.beacon-ce-primary.devon.sch.uk
URN: 113430

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.90 first-choice applications per place

10 places offered · 9 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20

20/21

21/22

22/23

23/24

24/25

25/26

26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

30 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths

57%

England 62%

Reaching the higher standard

13%

England 8%

Average scaled score (reading)

105

England 106

Average scaled score (maths)

103

England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)

England 6.5%

Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)

12.5%

England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher

16.8

England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£8,193

Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, council-maintained school finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Inspection history since 2015

13 January 2026: Needs attention (report card inspection)
23 February 2016: Yes - improving (good) (ungraded inspection)

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

Nearby schools

Exeter Road Community Primary SchoolNot yet graded · Primary · 0.3 mi
Royal Deaf Education TrustGood · Special / other · 0.3 mi
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ExmouthGood · Primary · 0.4 mi
Exmouth Community CollegeRequires improvement · Secondary · 0.7 mi
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 1.0 mi
Marpool Primary SchoolInadequate · Primary · 1.1 mi
Cockwood Primary SchoolGood · Primary · 1.6 mi
Brixington Primary AcademyNeeds attention · Primary · 1.6 mi

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