The Beacon Church of England Primary School, Liverpool

In its own words: "The Beacon CE Primary School is a popular, successful and aspirational school situated in the heart of Everton. As a church school, our Christian vision and values underpin everything we do for our whole school community to flourish. Jesus said, 'I am the light of the world."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, hockey, cricket, athletics, gymnastics, basketball, judo, dance, choir and chess.

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at The Beacon Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 70% in Liverpool and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 35 families put The Beacon Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 64 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to The Beacon Church of England Primary School are Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School (under 0.1 miles, Good, 88% reading, 78% maths); Four Oaks Community Primary School (0.4 miles, 86% reading, 86% maths); Faith Primary Academy (0.5 miles, 61% reading, 57% maths); and St John's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 78% reading, 82% maths).

The Beacon Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

The Beacon Church of England Primary School is one of 19 schools run by Liverpool Diocesan Schools Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

37 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Beacon Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 97% say their child is happy there and 100% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (100%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (92%).

39.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 27% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%), Black (19%) and Asian (6%).

The Beacon Church of England Primary School had 30 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Sandhills Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Mere Lane (opposite), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Beacon Church of England Primary School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 687 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, public order offences and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Liverpool (342), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, The Beacon Church of England Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to The Beacon Church of England Primary School are North Liverpool Academy (0.2 miles), Notre Dame Catholic Academy (0.3 miles) and Purple Ruler (1.4 miles).