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Beacon Academy

Davis Road, New Invention, Walsall, WV12 5HA

Ofsted: Outstanding

Primary

Phase

485

Capacity

2-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Beacon Primary School (URN 131580) since 1 September 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
77.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
8.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
78.0%
Writing (Expected)
82.0%
Maths (Expected)
87.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
80.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
106.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
106.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
501
Boys
237 (49%)
Girls
251 (51%)
Capacity
485 (101% full)
SEND
15.8%
FSM Eligible
49.3%
EAL
13.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.8%
SEN Support
13.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
15.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
30.5
Budget per Pupil
£7,673/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
6.8% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
19.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 70.1%
  • Asian Indian: 6.2%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 5.8%
  • Black African: 4.4%
  • White Other: 4.0%
  • Asian Pakistani: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.2%
  • Mixed Other: 1.2%

70.1%

White British

6.2%

Asian Indian

5.8%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01922710874
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Davis Road

Walsall, West Midlands

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Administrative

URN
151995
UKPRN
10098544
Establishment No.
2247
Trust
LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

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