Beacon Academy, Walsall
Beacon Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Walsall, part of Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Walsall (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Beacon Academy in detail
Results
Beacon Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Beacon Primary School (URN 131580), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Beacon Academy
For September 2026 entry, 53 families put Beacon Academy as their first choice and 81 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Beacon Academy are New Invention Infant School (0.4 miles, Good); New Invention Learning Academy (0.4 miles, 85% reading, 90% maths); Woodlands Academy of Learning (0.6 miles, Good, 80% reading, 85% maths); and St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 76% reading, 69% maths).
New Invention Infant SchoolNew Invention Learning AcademyWoodlands Academy of LearningSt Alban's Church of England Primary Academy
The trust
Beacon Academy is one of 9 schools run by Lighthouse Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
42% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bloxwich North Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.
15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Griffiths Road (opposite), 160 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beacon Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 175 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Walsall (297).
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Beacon Academy are Coppice Performing Arts School (0.7 miles), Bloxwich Academy (1 mile) and Pool Hayes Academy (1.1 miles).
Coppice Performing Arts SchoolBloxwich AcademyPool Hayes Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Beacon Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Beacon Primary School (URN 131580), it was rated Outstanding in February 2024.
At a Glance
42.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.9
Avg class size
25.0
Infant (KS1)
25.9
KS2
18
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Beacon Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Beacon Primary School (URN 131580), the school Beacon Academy replaced. There are no figures for Beacon Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 87% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Beacon Academy
Before and after school care
Beacon Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Walsall
Term dates
Beacon Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Walsall's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Beacon Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Beacon Academy is in Walsall; for families living there:
Apply to Walsall for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 13 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Beacon Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
101%
Over capacity
488 pupils
485 places
3 pupils over capacity
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Walsall
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Walsall
Across Walsall council
Places available
3,855
Applications
3,340
Got 1st preference
93.8%
Got preferred school
98.3%
All primary applications across Walsall council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
66
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
16.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
488
Total Pupils
237
Boys
251
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,192
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Beacon Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published for Beacon Primary School (URN 131580), the school Beacon Academy replaced. There are no figures for Beacon Academy yet, so these are shown separately.
6.8%
Overall absence
19.0%
Persistent absence
378
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Questions parents ask about Beacon Academy
Are there exam results for Beacon Academy?
Beacon Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as Beacon Primary School (URN 131580), 78% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 87% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Beacon Academy's Ofsted rating?
Beacon Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Beacon Primary School (URN 131580), it was rated Outstanding in February 2024.
What is the catchment area for Beacon Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Beacon Academy is oversubscribed, Walsall allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Beacon Academy?
Classes at Beacon Academy average 24.9 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Beacon Academy?
Beacon Academy has around 488 pupils on roll. 42% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Beacon Academy?
Apply through Walsall's coordinated admissions process, naming Beacon Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Beacon Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Beacon Academy is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Beacon Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 13 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 4 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Walsall is 20.5 (the median across 134 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Beacon Academy?
Beacon Academy is at Davis Road, New Invention, Walsall, West Midlands, WV12 5HA.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)