Beacon Academy
38 Robartes Road, Bodmin, PL31 1JQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Kaye Haywood
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Kernow Learning Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- North Cornwall
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 448
- URN
- 142958
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0120872773
About this school
Beacon Academy is a primary academy in Bodmin. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 448 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Beacon Academy, 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 March 2025, where inspectors found the school has improved significantly. 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 | 61 | 57 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 66% | 74% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 84% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 82% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 81% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.90 | - | - |
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 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 | Cornwall average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 66% | 56.6% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 56.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 426 |
| 2023/24 | 421 |
| 2024/25 | 448 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beacon Academy compares
Beacon Academy ranked 19th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 6.4% | 46.8% | 448 | — |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin | 60% | 4.9% | 29.3% | 239 | 0.3 miles |
| Berrycoombe School | 55% | 6.5% | 46.7% | 197 | 0.4 miles |
| St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 62% | 5.5% | 21.5% | 500 | 0.5 miles |
| Nanstallon Community Primary School | 60% | 5.2% | 8.7% | 111 | 1.8 miles |
| Lanivet Community Primary School | 70% | 3.8% | 19.2% | 147 | 2.4 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)
- 46.75%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 17.15%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin0.3 miles
Primary · Bodmin
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Berrycoombe School0.4 miles
Primary · Bodmin
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St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bodmin
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Nanstallon Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Bodmin
-
Lanivet Community Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Bodmin
Other schools in Bodmin
Beacon Academy ranks 1st of the 15 ranked primary schools in Bodmin.
- Berrycoombe School Primary
- Blisland Primary Academy Primary
- Cardinham School Primary
- Lanivet Community Primary School Primary
- Lanlivery Primary Academy Primary
- Luxulyan School Primary
- Nanstallon Community Primary School Primary
- St Breward Community Primary School Primary
- St Kew Academy Primary
- St Mabyn CofE School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin Primary
- St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Beacon Academy teach?
- Beacon Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bodmin.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Beacon Academy?
- The executive headteacher of Beacon Academy is Mrs Kaye Haywood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beacon Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beacon 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 Academy?
- Beacon Academy has 448 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Beacon Academy full?
- Beacon Academy has capacity for 480 pupils and 448 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beacon Academy a faith school?
- No. Beacon Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Beacon Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Beacon Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Beacon Academy part of an academy trust?
- Beacon Academy is part of KERNOW LEARNING MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Beacon Academy have?
- The schools register lists Beacon Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beacon Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 66% in 2022/23 and 81% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Cornwall?
- Beacon Academy ranked 19th of 209 primary schools in Cornwall for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Beacon Academy's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beacon Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beacon 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 2 July 2026.