Beacon Academy, Cleethorpes

Beacon Academy
Address
Map
Chatsworth Place

Cleethorpes
,
North East Lincolnshire
,
DN35 9NF

England
Coordinates53°33′00″N 0°02′56″W / 53.55011111°N 0.04891667°W / 53.55011111; -0.04891667
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoEnlighten, Inspire, Innovate
EstablishedSeptember 2017
TrustWellspring Academy Trust
Department for Education URN139649 Tables
OfstedReports
HeadteacherJason Thurley[1]
GenderCoeducational[1]
Age11 to 16[1]
Enrolment675[1]
Capacity750 in Sept 2025[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Beacon Academy is a coeducational secondary school sponsored by the Wellspring Academy Trust,[2] in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire.

Beacon Academy opened on 1 September 2017. The Wellspring Academy Trust was granted sponsorship of the academy on 1 March 2017.

The academy is situated in the Beacon Hill area of Cleethorpes.

History

The following predecessor schools have existed on the school site(s):

Matthew Humberstone School (1823–1882).

Clee Grammar School for Boys (1882–1973). Beacon Hill Secondary Modern School also existed on the Chatsworth Place site during this period.

Matthew Humberstone Church of England School (1973–2010).

St.Andrew’s College (2010–2013).

Holy Family Catholic Academy (2013–2017).

In July 2021, Beacon Academy was named by the DfE in Wave 2 of the School Rebuilding Programme. Construction of a new £19 Million building commenced on 13th May 2024 and is due for completion in August 2025, the overall completion of the project is April 2026. This will replace the current building which was constructed in 1959.

Ofsted ratings

Holy Family Catholic Academy was graded ‘Good’ by OFSTED in a full, Section 5 Inspection in June 2015.

Following a short, Section 8, OFSTED inspection on 6 February 2019, Beacon Academy’s status remained as ‘Good’.[3]

Following a full, Section 5, OFSTED inspection on 3–4 March 2020. Beacon Academy’s status remained as ‘Good’. In the new OFSTED Inspection Framework, Beacon was graded ‘Good’ for overall effectiveness. The academy was graded ‘Good’ in all 4 inspection categories.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Beacon Academy". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ Longstaff, Jack. "First day at newly named Beacon Academy signals start of classroom 'revolution'". Grimsby Telegraph. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Short inspection of Beacon Academy [letter]". Ofsted. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.