Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre

Pupil referral and alternative provision school

Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre is a pupil referral and alternative provision school in South Tyneside, for pupils aged 4 to 16. It had 78 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Ofsted

Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026

Good (overall), March 2023

Inspection: Graded inspection, 28 March 2023
Overall effectiveness: Good
Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.

The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.

Schools nearby

In a straight line

Ashley AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 45% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)50 m
Park View SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), June 2024160 m
St Wilfrid's RC CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)290 m
Stanhope Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)380 m
Mortimer Community CollegeSecondary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)540 m
Mortimer Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)560 m

Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in South Tyneside

Where these figures come from

Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.