Beacon Academy
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
Beacon Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in East Sussex, South East.
The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,642 pupils. Beacon Academy is part of MARK EDUCATION TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Quality ofeducation
Outstanding
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Sixth formprovision
Outstanding
Academic Performance
Well above average
Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25
- Attainment 8
- 50.2
- Grade 5+ in English & maths
- 61.1%
- EBacc average point score
- 4.43
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
50%Boys
50%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11 – 18
- Deprivation band
- Least deprived
- Total pupils
- 1,642
- IDACI quintile
- 1 (Most deprived)
- MAT name
- MARK EDUCATION TRUST
Inspection history
2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2024 | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding |
| 10 May 2017 | Outstanding | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Not reported in this inspection | Good |
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.
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