Beacon Primary Academy
Off Churchill Avenue, Skegness, PE25 2RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Lisa Wright
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Boston and Skegness
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 139702
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01754879211
About this school
Beacon Primary Academy is a primary academy in Skegness. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beacon Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 55% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 69% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 66% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 59% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beacon Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 56.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 209 |
| 2023/24 | 207 |
| 2024/25 | 206 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beacon Primary Academy compares
Beacon Primary Academy ranked 62nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.3% | 37.4% | 206 | — |
| Skegness Junior Academy | 51% | 5.6% | 70.3% | 318 | 0.4 miles |
| Skegness Infant Academy | — | 4.7% | 56.5% | 260 | 0.5 miles |
| Seathorne Primary Academy | 67% | 6.3% | 53.4% | 285 | 0.9 miles |
| The Richmond Primary Academy | 50% | 6.3% | 38.3% | 374 | 1.0 miles |
| Ingoldmells Academy | 73% | 6.6% | 77.1% | 112 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 37.38%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 9.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Skegness Junior Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Skegness
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Skegness Infant Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Seathorne Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Skegness
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The Richmond Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Skegness
-
Ingoldmells Academy2.9 miles
Primary · Skegness
Other schools in Skegness
Beacon Primary Academy ranks 3rd of the 9 ranked primary schools in Skegness.
- Chapel St Leonards Primary School Primary
- Hogsthorpe Primary Academy Primary
- Ingoldmells Academy Primary
- Seathorne Primary Academy Primary
- Skegness Infant Academy Primary
- Skegness Junior Academy Primary
- The Richmond Primary Academy Primary
- The St Peter and St Paul C of E Primary School Primary
- The Wainfleet Magdalen Church of England/Methodist School Primary
- Skegness Academy Secondary
- Skegness Grammar School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Beacon Primary Academy teach?
- Beacon Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Skegness.
- Who is the headteacher of Beacon Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Beacon Primary Academy is Miss Lisa Wright, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beacon Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beacon Primary Academy, 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 Beacon Primary Academy?
- Beacon Primary Academy has 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Beacon Primary Academy full?
- Beacon Primary Academy has capacity for 210 pupils and 206 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beacon Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Beacon Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Beacon Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Beacon Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Beacon Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Beacon Primary Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beacon Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beacon Primary Academy compare with other schools in Lincolnshire?
- Beacon Primary Academy ranked 62nd of 246 primary schools in Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beacon Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Beacon Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beacon Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beacon Primary Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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 1 July 2026.