The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School
Primary schoolThe Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School is a primary school in East Devon, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 151 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met, special measures
- Inspection
- Report card, 13 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Urgent improvement
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 57% of pupils at The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Devon and 62% in England.
13% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Devon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 13% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 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
In a straight line- Exeter Road Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 8% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- Royal Deaf Education TrustSpecial. Good (overall), February 2023550 m
- Royal Deaf Education TrustSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file560 m
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, ExmouthPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)690 m
- Exmouth Community CollegeSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.1 km
- Withycombe Raleigh Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.7 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in East Devon
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.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).