Beacon Primary School

Type	Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range	2-11
Religion	Does not apply
Address	Peter Martin Street Horwich Bolton Greater Manchester BL6 7AL
Phone	01204333545
Reference Number	146535

General Makeup

Number of pupils	198
Boy/Girl ratio	Boys: 48.48% Girls: 51.52%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals	59.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language	16.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes	20.5
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher	23
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher	22.7

Year Groups

Year	Boys	Girls	Total
1	10	18	28
2	10	16	26
3	10	12	22
4	11	16	27
5	11	9	20
6	18	8	26

Ethnicities

Ethnicity	Percentage
White, British	73.2%
African	6.1%
White & Asian	4.5%
White, Other	4%
Indian	2.5%
Mixed, Other	2.5%
Pakistani	2.5%
White & Black (Caribbean)	0.5%
White & Black (African)	0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating	Good
> Quality of education	Good
> Behaviour & Attitude	Good
> Personal Development	Good
> Leadership & Management	Good
> Early Years Provision	Good
Last Inspection Date	2023-05-26

Date	Description	Report
2023-03-28	School inspection:	School inspection:

Ofsted Parent View

The latest published parent view scores are from 2019. Ofsted only publish scores if there have been more than 10 responses to the survey.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Don't Know	Total Responses
1. My child is happy at this school.	11	1	0	0	0	12
2. My child feels safe at this school.	10	2	0	0	0	12
3. The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.	9	3	0	0	0	12
4. My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.	10	0	0	0	1	1
5. The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.	11	1	0	0	0	12
6. When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly.	5	6	1	0	0	0
7. My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.	11	1	0	0	0	12
8. The school has high expectations for my child.	11	1	0	0	0	12
9. My child does well at this school.	11	1	0	0	0	12
10. The school lets me know how my child is doing.	11	1	0	0	0	12
11. There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school.	11	0	0	0	1	12
12. My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school.	10	2	0	0	0	12
13. The school supports my child’s wider personal development.	10	2	0	0	0	12
14. I would recommend this school to another parent.		12	0

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard	48%	Unlock	Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard	10%	Unlock	Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject	School	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	102	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	104	Unlock	Unlock

Progress Scores

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Metric	School Score	Percentile (local)	Percentile (nationwide)
Reading	-1.8	Unlock	Unlock
Writing	1.4	Unlock	Unlock
Maths	1.7	Unlock	Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Progress Scores

Note: Exam results were not published in 2020, 2021 or 2022 due to the pandemic.

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2024 Admissions

	Number of Applications	Number of Offers
First Preference	Unlock	Unlock
Second Preference	8	0
Third Preference	17	1
From another Local Authority	0	0

Previous Years

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Name	Distance
Horwich Parish CofE Primary School Church Street, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6AA	0.44 miles
St Catherine's CofE Primary School Greenstone Avenue, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 5SJ	0.57 miles
St Mary's RC Primary School Victoria Road, Horwich, St Mary's Rc Primary School, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6EP	0.97 miles
Chorley New Road Primary Academy Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6EW	1 miles
Blackrod Primary School Manchester Road, Blackrod, Manchester Road,, Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 5SY	1.53 miles
Claypool Primary School Salisbury Road, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6LN	1.55 miles
Rivington Foundation Primary School Horrobin Lane, Rivington, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7SE	1.71 miles
Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School Vicarage Road West, Blackrod, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 5DE	1.76 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Anderton Rothwell Road, Anderton, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 9LZ	2.05 miles
Anderton Primary School Babylon Lane, Adlington, Lancashire, PR6 9NN	2.25 miles
Adlington St Paul's Church of England Primary School Railway Road, Adlington, Chorley, PR6 9QZ	2.34 miles
Adlington Primary School Park Road, Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 4JA	2.54 miles
St David Haigh and Aspull CofE Primary School Copperas Lane, Haigh, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 1PA	2.64 miles
Our Lady's RC Primary School Wigan Holly Road, Aspull, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 1RU	2.73 miles
Aspull Church Primary School Bolton Road, Aspull, Wigan, Lancashire, WN2 1QT	2.83 miles
Lostock Primary School Glengarth Drive, Lostock, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 4PS	2.95 miles
Johnson Fold Community Primary School Worston Avenue, Johnson Fold, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 5UG	3.14 miles
Markland Hill Primary School Markland Hill, Heaton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 5EJ	3.15 miles
The Gates Primary School Bristle Hall Way, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3QA	3.29 miles
Clevelands Prep School 425 Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 5DH	3.32 miles

Name	Distance
Rivington and Blackrod High School Rivington Lane, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7RU	0.56 miles
Lever Park School Stocks Park Drive, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6DE	0.62 miles
Cumberland School Rivington Lane, Rivington, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 7RX	0.66 miles
St Joseph's RC High School Sefton Lane, Horwich, Bolton, Lancashire, BL6 6HW	1.37 miles
Rumworth School Armadale Road, Ladybridge, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4TP	3.85 miles
Smithills School Smithills Dean Road, Smithills School, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6JS	3.86 miles
Ladybridge High School New York, Junction Road, Deane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4NG	3.9 miles
Westhoughton High School Bolton Road, Westhoughton, Bolton, Lancashire, BL5 3BZ	3.92 miles
Albany Academy Bolton Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3AY	4.04 miles
Holy Cross Catholic High School Myles Standish Way, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3LS	4.14 miles
Bolton School Girls' Division Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PB	4.15 miles
Bolton School Boys' Division Chorley New Road, Bolton, BL1 4PA	4.31 miles
Thornleigh Salesian College Sharples Park, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 6PQ	4.32 miles
Al Jamiah Al Islamiyyah Willows Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, BL3 4HE	4.45 miles
Mayfield School Gloucester Road, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3HN	4.49 miles
Westmorland School Weldbank Lane, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 3NQ	4.5 miles
Dean Trust Rose Bridge Holt Street, Ince, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 3HD	4.6 miles
Eden Boys' School, Bolton Wolfenden Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL1 3QE	4.67 miles
The Parks School Market Street, Hindley, Hindley, WN2 3AN	4.71 miles
Oakfield High School and College Long Lane, Hindley Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN2 4XA	4.85 miles

Beacon Primary School

General Makeup

Class Sizes

Year Groups

Ethnicities

Ofsted Parent View

How many students meet the standards

Average Scaled Score

Progress Scores

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2024 Admissions

Previous Years

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Key Stage 2 Attainment

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GCSE Attainment

Attainment 8 score percentile

Students getting 5 or more GCSE's at grade 9-4 (A-C)