The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Exmouth, Devon·EX8 2SR
Composite score
52.2
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#6,459
National rank
#612
In South West
#103
In Devon
Top 44%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
57%
% achieving higher RWM
13%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
9 first choices, 10 places
First choices per place
0.90
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
12
any preference, for 10 places
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.10
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0020221.0020231.0020241.0020250.902026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
166
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.7%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
21.7%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
30.1%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
6.3%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
15.6%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
18.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£8,193
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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Location

The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School at a glance

Located in Exmouth, Devon, The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 166 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 44% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 103 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 13% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 9 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 6.3%. There are about 18.9 pupils per teacher. The Beacon Church of England (VA) Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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