Beacon of Light School
Other · Free schools alternative provision · Ages 13–16 · Sunderland
Beacon of Light School is an other school in Sunderland for ages 13–16 (free schools alternative provision). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 19 September 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Vaux Brewery Way, Stadium Park, Sunderland, SR5 1SN
- Type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 13–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- 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.
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Straight-line distance, in Sunderland.
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