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Beacon Primary School

Community school · Walsall · WV12 5HA

Ages 2–11 · 501 pupils · Walsall

KS2 expected (RWM)

72%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)72%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.9%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
368

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

46

Places offered

48

1st-preference offers

46

Total preferences (any rank)
82
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
8
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill103%

501 pupils · 485 places

Pupils on roll
501
Boys / girls
246 / 255
School capacity
485
Capacity fill
501 / 485 (103%)
Free school meals
49.3%
FSM pupils
204
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
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 community school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Walsall, Walsall, 501 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 49.3%.

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.

Compare with theseAll in WalsallNear WV12

  • Beacon Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WV12 5HA · Walsall

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM50.2%

    0.0 miles away

  • New Invention Infant School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Willenhall · WV12 5SA · Walsall

    Ages 3–7

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

    0.4 miles away

  • New Invention Learning Academy

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Willenhall · WV12 5SA · Walsall

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM23.2%

    0.4 miles away

  • Woodlands Academy of Learning

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Willenhall · WV12 5PR · Walsall

    Ages 3–11

    • KS265%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM34.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Busill Jones Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Walsall · WS3 2QF · Walsall

    Ages 2–11

    • KS237%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM51.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.8 miles away

  • Jubilee Academy Mossley

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Walsall · WS3 2SQ · Walsall

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM50.0%
    • Demand0.86

    0.8 miles away

  • Oak Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wolverhampton · WV11 2QQ · Wolverhampton

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Claire Chandler

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