Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre

State-Funded School

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North EastRegion

South TynesideLocal Authority

South ShieldsConstituency

NE34 0QAPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre is a state-funded pru for pupils aged 4–16, located in South Tyneside, North East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 78 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Ethnicity

White

96%

Asian

Black

Any other group

Pupils

Total Pupils

67%Boys

33%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

83%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: PRU
Age range: 4 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 78
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 May 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
9 Jun 2019	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.