The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School is a primary school located in Exmouth. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 09/06/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: 1 Beacon Place, Exmouth, EX8 2SR
Website: www.beacon-ce-primary.devon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01395264300
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Devon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Anne Billington
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 113430

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/06/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 190
Number of Boys: 90
Number of Girls: 100

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -1.1 to 3.6
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -1 to 3.3
Maths
Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
1 Beacon Place , EX8 2SR
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Exeter Road Community Primary School
Exeter Road , EX8 1PU
3out of 4 561 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Exmouth
Regents Gate , EX8 1TA
3out of 4 756 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary School
Withycombe Village Road , EX8 3BA
3out of 4 1,833 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Marpool Primary School
Moorfield Road , EX8 3QW
3out of 4 1,947 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Exmouth Community College
Gipsy Lane , EX8 3AF
2out of 4 1,246 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Exeter Royal Academy for Deaf Education
1 Douglas Avenue , EX8 2AU
2out of 4 601 yd Non-maintained special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.