# Beacon Academy

Beacon Academy is a secondary school in Wealden, for pupils aged 11 to 18.

It had 1,642 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Secondary school. Code E137982. [Wealden](https://openindex.co.uk/wealden)

- Phase: Secondary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 11 to 18
- Pupils: 1,642
- Council: Wealden
- URN: 137982

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Outstanding (overall), April 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 16 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Quality of education: Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding
- Personal development: Outstanding
- Leadership and management: Outstanding
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Beacon Academy was 49.4, against 43.9 in Wealden and 46.2 in England.
57.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Wealden | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 43.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57.1% | 44.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78.7% | 64.9% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 254 | – | – |

The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-henry-fermor-church-of-england-primary-school-e142611): 190 m. Primary. School remains Good, April 2024. 40% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Marys Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e114566): 380 m. Primary. Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ashdown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashdown-primary-school-e114392): 700 m. Primary. School remains Good, November 2023. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Acre Wood Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/acre-wood-academy-e151783): 1.3 km. Special. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade, before the school changed, special measures
- [Jarvis Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jarvis-brook-primary-school-e144302): 1.8 km. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/137982)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/137982)

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