Primary school in Walsall
Beacon Academy
Davis Road, New Invention, Walsall, West Midlands, WV12 5HA
Ofsted
Graded Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 27 February 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 488
- Places
- 485
- How full
- Full — 488 pupils against 485 places
- Girls / boys
- 251 / 237
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Walsall 011B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 18%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 28%
- Households owning their home
- 52%
- Households in social housing
- 34%
- Households with no car
- 24%
- Adults economically inactive
- 45%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 2–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LIGHTHOUSE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Claire Chandler
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Ward
- Willenhall North
- Constituency
- Wolverhampton North East
- URN
- 151995
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Invention Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.4 mi |
| New Invention Learning AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 79% | 0.4 mi |
| Woodlands Academy of LearningAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 69% | 0.6 mi |
| St Alban's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 55% | 0.7 mi |
| Busill Jones Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 59% | 0.8 mi |
| Jubilee Academy MossleyAcademy converter | No grade | 62% | 0.8 mi |
| Oak Meadow Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 87% | 0.8 mi |
| Abbey Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.8 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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