The Beacon Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Liverpool
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Liverpool City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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The Beacon Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Liverpool for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 April 2025. Liverpool has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
The Beacon Church of England Primary School 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 80 of the 109 other Liverpool primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 35 first-choice applications for 41 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 16 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 20.4 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Liverpool.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Liverpool schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Heyworth Street, Liverpool, L5 3QG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Liverpool
- Pupils on roll
- 474 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils at this school thrive in an ambitious and nurturing environment.”
- “They enjoy their learning and are eager to share their knowledge.”
- “From the early years onwards, children develop strong attitudes to learning, such as listening attentively and working collaboratively.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 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) | 58% | 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: 35 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 35 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 Liverpool.
- Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School 0.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Four Oaks Community Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Faith Primary Academy 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Whitefield Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- The Trinity Catholic Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- All Saints' Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Anfield Road Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published