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Beacon Academy

Academy converter · Walsall · WV12 5HA

Ages 2–11 · 488 pupils · Walsall

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Outstanding

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2024-02-27

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill101%

488 pupils · 485 places

Pupils on roll
488
Boys / girls
237 / 251
School capacity
485
Capacity fill
488 / 485 (101%)
Free school meals
50.2%
FSM pupils
205
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Headteacher Claire Chandler

Location

Address
Davis Road, New Invention
Postcode
WV12 5HA
Town
Walsall
County
West Midlands
Local authority
Walsall
District
Walsall
Constituency
Wolverhampton North East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 2–11, in Walsall, Walsall, 488 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 50.2%.

Open schools in Walsall
107
Primary schools in Walsall
69
Academies among open schools in Walsall
52% (56)
Open schools in WV12
12
Primary in WV12
8
Open schools in Walsall LA
134
Primary in Walsall LA
85

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand0.98

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  • New Invention Learning Academy

    Ofsted: Strong standard

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    • FSM23.2%

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  • Woodlands Academy of Learning

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    • KS265%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM34.4%
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  • Busill Jones Primary School

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    • FSM51.2%
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    • KS262%
    • Absence5.4%
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  • Oak Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

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    • KS284%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM36.9%
    • Demand1.42

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  • Abbey Primary School

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Claire Chandler
Telephone
01922710874
Website
https://www.beacon.lhmat.com/

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