Beacon AcademyBerrycoombe School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bodmin.

Summary of the comparison

Beacon Academy and Berrycoombe School are primary schools in Bodmin.

  • Beacon Academy scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Berrycoombe School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average). Beacon Academy is ahead on our composite score.

  • Beacon Academy was judged Good and Berrycoombe School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 81.0% for Beacon Academy and 55.0% for Berrycoombe School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Beacon Academy (66.0% in 2022-23, 81.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Berrycoombe School (53.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Beacon Academy versus Berrycoombe School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure BodminBeacon AcademyBodminBerrycoombe SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB74/100Stronger figureC59/100
Local ranking16th of 233 in Cornwall Stronger figure92nd of 233 in Cornwall
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll448 210
Capacity480 226
LocationBodmin, PL31 1JQ Bodmin, PL31 2PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard81.0% Stronger figure55.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census448 210
Free school meals (ever 6)46.8% 46.7%
English as an additional language6.0% 9.0%
SEN support27.7% 15.2%
SEN with an EHC plan6.0% 5.2%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% Stronger figure6.5% 6.2%
Persistent absence17.2% 17.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Beacon Academy

Berrycoombe School

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