Beacon of Light School

Key facts

Address

Vaux Brewery Way, Stadium Park, Sunderland, SR5 1SN

Type

Free schools alternative provision

Ages

13–16

Council

Sunderland

Free school meals

0% of pupils eligible

Pupils per teacher

4.3

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

Good Inspected 19 September 2023

Strengths

• “Pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), study a curriculum that helps them fill many of these gaps.”
• “They grow in confidence and re-engage with learning.”
• “Pupils gain the knowledge and qualifications they need for the next stage of their education.”

To improve

• “Many join with significant gaps in their English and mathematics knowledge.”
• “Sometimes, teachers are not thorough in checking or deepening pupils’ understanding.”
• “Where this is the case, pupils do not achieve as well as they might.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 October 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby special, independent and other schools

Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.

• Argyle House School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
• Consilium Evolve 1.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
• Ashbrooke School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
• Barbara Priestman Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good
• Harry Watts Academy 2.1 mi Outstanding
• North View Academy 2.1 mi School remains Good
• Thornhill Park School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade
• Hopespring Sunderland 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade

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