Beacon Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Crowborough, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2017–2025 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
Beacon Academy is a secondary school in Crowborough, East Sussex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Beacon Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2019 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted rated it Outstanding on 16 April 2024; among the 8 nearest secondary schools in East Sussex, 1 is Outstanding, 5 are Good and 2 have no current grade.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 238 first-choice applications for 255 offers; 226 offers went to first-choice families and 12 first-choice families (5%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 50.2 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- North Beeches Road, Crowborough, TN6 2AS
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,642 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils succeed in living up to this school’s high ambitions for them.”
- “They become motivated, articulate, resilient and knowledgeable, as the school intends.”
- “Disadvantaged pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are no exception to this.”
To improve
- “As with schools nationally, pupil absence remains higher than before the pandemic.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 May 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 61% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.2 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C+ | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 238 first-preference applications, 255 offers in total, 226 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Uckfield College 6.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Uplands Academy 7.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Heathfield Community College 7.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Chailey School 11.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- King's Academy Ringmer 12.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Robertsbridge Community College 13.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Priory School 14.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Claverham Community College 16.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published