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The Beacon Church of England Primary School

2–11Ages
474Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145086URN

Heyworth Street, Liverpool, L5 3QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 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

1.6per place

close to Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

64 applications for 41 places · 57th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 April 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Liverpool median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

64 applications · 41 places offered · 35 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.7; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 1.6; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 1.8; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6; as the previous school

This school
Liverpool median

Dashed bars: as The Beacon Church of England Primary School (URN 131311), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, 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	41	64	1.6	35	0.85
Sep 2025	57	82	1.4	63	1.11
Sep 2024	56	81	1.5	53	0.95
Sep 2023	60	88	1.5	49	0.82
Sep 2022	60	91	1.5	64	1.07
Sep 2021	60	91	1.5	57	0.95
Sep 2020	60	104	1.7	70	1.17
Sep 2019	60	92	1.5	63	1.05
Sep 2018	51	85	1.7	52	1.02
Sep 2017 *	56	78	1.4	54	0.96
Sep 2016 *	44	72	1.6	41	0.93
Sep 2015 *	28	49	1.8	33	1.18
Sep 2014 *	21	31	1.5	20	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 75% · Maths 80% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%56th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth20%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard80%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	15%	105	105
2023/24	70%	8%	105	105
2022/23	72%	17%	105	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

The Beacon Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School
0.2 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.6applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
Four Oaks Community Primary School
0.6 km · Liverpool

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 81%met the SATs standard
Faith Primary Academy
0.7 km · Liverpool

2026

1.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
St John's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Whitefield Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Remains Outstanding2024

2.1applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
The Trinity Catholic Academy
1.1 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Anfield Road Primary School
1.2 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.4applications per place 29%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145086 · 341/3020
Trust: Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 340 pupils · 474 on roll
Free school meals: 40.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 December 2017
Replaced: The Beacon Church of England Primary School (URN 131311)
Address: Heyworth Street, Liverpool, L5 3QG
Local authority: Liverpool

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources