Academy sponsor led · North East Lincolnshire

Beacon Academy

11–16Ages
639Pupils
SecondaryPhase
139649URN

Chatsworth Place, Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.4 above North East Lincolnshire median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North East Lincolnshire

234 applications for 114 places · 3rd of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

30.3of 90

North East Lincolnshire 39.1 England 46.0

10th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes		Inadequate
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Year 7

0.4 above North East Lincolnshire median (1.6) close to England median (2.2)

234 applications · 114 places offered · 78 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.1; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2025 2.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2024 2.5; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2023 2.7; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2022 2.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2021 2.6; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2020 2.4; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2019 2.2; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2018 1.7; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2017 2.0; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2016 2.1; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.7
2015 3.4; North East Lincolnshire median median 1.8
2014 4.1; North East Lincolnshire median median 2.0

More applications per place than the North East Lincolnshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
North East Lincolnshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	114	234	2.1	78	0.68
Sep 2025	141	351	2.5	170	1.21
Sep 2024	139	346	2.5	188	1.35
Sep 2023	136	368	2.7	201	1.48
Sep 2022	140	357	2.6	159	1.14
Sep 2021	116	306	2.6	162	1.40
Sep 2020	108	258	2.4	115	1.06
Sep 2019	90	195	2.2	83	0.92
Sep 2018	82	140	1.7	61	0.74
Sep 2017	46	91	2.0	42	0.91
Sep 2016	43	89	2.1	36	0.84
Sep 2015	24	82	3.4	23	0.96
Sep 2014	17	70	4.1	9	0.53

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

104 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)30.310th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 39.1 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths11%10th of 10 in North East Lincolnshire

North East Lincolnshire 28% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths26%

North East Lincolnshire 52% England 66%

This school
North East Lincolnshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.83

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	104	30.3	11%	26%	–
2024/25	109	37.5	18%	40%	–
2023/24	91	32.9	14%	32%	−0.83
2022/23	86	35.2	17%	37%	−0.87

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Beacon AcademyThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 30.3Attainment 8
Cleethorpes Academy
0.7 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 42.4Attainment 8
Havelock Academy
1.1 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.2applications per place 37.3Attainment 8
Oasis Academy Wintringham
2.0 km · North East Lincolnshire

Remains Good2023

1.7applications per place 35.6Attainment 8
Humberston Academy
2.6 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.4applications per place 49.3Attainment 8
Ormiston Maritime Academy
3.5 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2022

1.6applications per place 30.9Attainment 8
Waltham Toll Bar Academy
3.8 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 47.6Attainment 8
John Whitgift Academy
6.1 km · North East Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
Healing Academy
8.2 km · North East Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 48.1Attainment 8

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 139649 · 812/4000
Trust: Wellspring Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 750 pupils · 639 on roll
Free school meals: 50.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: St Andrew's College, North East Lincolnshire (URN 135847)
Address: Chatsworth Place, Cleethorpes, DN35 9NF
Local authority: North East Lincolnshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources