Beacon Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bodmin, Cornwall
Beacon Academy is a primary school in Bodmin, Cornwall for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 19 March 2025.
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Catchment area for Beacon Academy
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
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Key facts
- Address
- 38 Robartes Road, Bodmin, PL31 1JQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Cornwall
- Pupils on roll
- 448 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 42.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “The school values ‘be brave, be brilliant, believe’ radiate through this thriving and inclusive school.”
- “Staff are relentless in their drive to ensure that pupils excel in everything that they do, especially those pupils who are disadvantaged.”
- “Every second is made to count, and this is lived through the ‘Shine Brightly’ curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 49 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cornwall.
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bodmin 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- Berrycoombe School 0.4 mi Good
- St Petroc's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged
- Nanstallon Community Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Lanivet Community Primary School 2.4 mi Good
- Cardinham School 3.7 mi School remains Good
- St Mabyn CofE School 4.2 mi School remains Good
- Blisland Primary Academy 4.5 mi Good