Beacon Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
225
AGES
2 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Community school
SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
Not Rated

This school was closed.

How Does The School Perform?

Inadequate
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(29/11/2017)
Full Report - All Reports
45%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

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Lord Street
Horwich
Bolton
BL6 7AL
01204333545

School Description

The substantive headteacher resigned at the end of the summer term in 2017 following a lengthy period of absence. Two local headteachers led the school for part of each week in February 2017. Currently, the school is being led by two interim headteachers. This support is for a period of one year. The early years was led by an experienced specialist leader of education for three days a week in the summer term 2017. This leadership has continued this term for a day each week. The school does not meet requirements on the publication of information about performance outcomes and curriculum information for each year group on its website. The child protection policy was brought up to date during the inspection. The school is smaller than the average-sized primary school. A higher proportion of girls than boys attend. Since September 2016, the school has admitted children to the Nursery from the age Inspection report: Lord Street Primary School, 29–30 November 2017 Page 11 of 14 of two. Children attend the Nursery provision part time. There is one Reception class in the early years which children attend full time. Most pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of disadvantaged pupils in the school is high. The proportion of pupils who have SEN and/or disabilities is above average. The proportion of pupils with a statement of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan is below average. A much higher proportion of pupils than average join and leave the school at other than the usual time. More than 30% of Year 6 pupils in 2017 joined the school in upper key stage 2. The school provides a breakfast club and after-school club for its pupils. Significant staff changes have occurred since the previous inspection. Almost all of the teaching staff are new to the school. Due to staff absences, some classes have experienced a number of teachers each year. The school meets the government’s current floor standards, which are the minimum expectations for pupils’ attainment and progress in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of Year 6.

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