The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
Longdon Close, Woodrow South, Redditch, B98 7UZ
- Phase
- Local authority maintained schools
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lesley Hatton
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 8
- URN
- 130987
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Telephone
- 01527514068
About this school
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit is a special school in Redditch. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 8 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Trends over time
How The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 9 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 66.67%
- English as an additional language
- 11.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingfisher School0.9 miles
Academies · Redditch
-
Chestnut Place1.3 miles
Special schools · Sambourne
-
Your Ideas School1.4 miles
Special schools · Redditch
-
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School2.0 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Redditch
-
Pitcheroak School2.4 miles
Academies · Redditch
Other schools in Redditch
- Kingfisher School Academies
- Pitcheroak School Academies
- The Forge Secondary Short Stay School Local authority maintained schools
- Your Ideas School Special schools
- Abbeywood First School Primary
- Arrow Valley First School Primary
- Astwood Bank Primary School Primary
- Batchley First and Nursery School Primary
- Beoley First School Primary
- Crabbs Cross Academy Primary
- Feckenham CofE Primary School Primary
- Holyoakes Field First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit teach?
- The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a special school in Redditch.
- Who is the headteacher of The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit?
- The headteacher of The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit is Mrs Lesley Hatton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit?
- The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit has 8 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit a faith school?
- No. The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit has no designated religious character.
- Does The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.