Beacon Academy is a secondary school located in Crowborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness is outstanding, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils are good. The school inspection was carried out on 22/03/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: North Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AS
Website: http://www.beacon-academy.org
Telephone: 01892603000
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Anna Robinson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137982

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 22/03/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1550
Number of Pupils: 1453
Number of Boys: 744
Number of Girls: 709

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 16.6% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.97 Confidence interval 0.79 to 1.15
Of the 204 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 200 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:65%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:54
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.86
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School
Crowborough Hill , TN6 2SD
3out of 4 213 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Marys Catholic Primary School
Chapel Green , TN6 2LB
3out of 4 415 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Ashdown Primary School
Luxford Road , TN6 2HW
3out of 4 761 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Jarvis Brook Primary School
Hadlow Down Road , TN6 3RG
3out of 4 1,938 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
St John's Church of England Primary School
School Lane , St John's TN6 1SD
3out of 4 2,340 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon Academy
North Beeches Road , TN6 2AS
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grove Park School
Church Road , TN6 1BN
3out of 4 1,385 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.