Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre vs St Wilfrid's RC College
Side-by-side comparison of key school data
Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
South Shields
St Wilfrid's RC College
South Shields
Overview
Phase
PRU
Secondary
Type
Pupil referral unit
Academy converter
Age Range
4–16
11–19
Gender
Mixed
Mixed
Religious Character
Does not apply
Roman Catholic
Admissions
-
Non-selective
Local Authority
South Tyneside
South Tyneside
Pupils & Capacity
Pupils
78
1271
Capacity
-
1450
Occupancy
-
88%
FSM %
83.3%
34.2%
Nursery
Sixth Form
Boarding
Ofsted
Overall Rating
Good
-
Quality of Education
Good
Requires Improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Requires Improvement
Personal Development
Good
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Requires Improvement
Last Inspected
Mar 2023
Apr 2025
Performance (2026)
Progress 8
-
-
Attainment 8
-
46.0
GCSE Eng+Maths 5+
-
41.5%
KS2 Reading
-
-
KS2 Maths
-
-
KS2 Writing
-
-
A-Level Performance (2024/25)
Average Grade
-
C+
Points Per Entry
-
32.1
Best 3 A-Levels
-
B-
AAB+ %
-
14%
Value Added
-
Average
A-Level Students
-
69
Retention
-
98%
University Destinations (2022/23 cohort)
Top-third university
-
24%
Degree course
-
71%
Any L4+ destination
-
76%
Apprenticeships
-
3%
Cohort size
-
66
A-Level Subjects
Subjects offered
0
15
Top subjects
Biology (52)
Mathematics (50)
Biology (44)
Mathematics (40)
Chemistry (32)
Psychology (30)
Geography (30)
English Language (24)