School Data

Beacon of Light School

Free school in Sunderland SR5 1SN

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  • School Reference Number: 142882
  • Address: Vaux Brewery Way, Stadium Park, Sunderland SR5 1SN
  • Headteacher: Mrs Denise Taylor
  • Telephone: 0191 563 4789
  • Website: beaconoflight.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
  • Managing Organisation: The Laidlaw Schools Trust
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools alternative provision
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 80
  • Local Education Authority: Sunderland
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 13 to 16
  • Active From: September 2016*

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 19/09/2023

Rating published on 12/10/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
19 September 2023 13 October 2023 School inspection Good
2 July 2019 10 September 2019 Full inspection Requires Improvement

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number142882
Local Authority Code394
Local Authority NameSunderland
Establishment Number1105
School / College NameBeacon of Light School
Establishment Type Code38
Establishment typeFree schools alternative provision
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code99
Reason establishment opened
Open date01-09-2016
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low13
Age range High16
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code2
Official sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code00
Religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code9999
Diocese
Admissions Policy Code9
Admissons policy
School capacity80
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils0
Number of Boys0
Number of Girls0
Percentage Free School Meals.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code3677
Academy trust or TrustTHE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
School Sponsor FlagLinked to a sponsor
Academy sponsorThe Laidlaw Schools Trust
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10056934
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date06-01-2025
StreetVaux Brewery Way
LocalityStadium Park
Address3
TownSunderland
County (name)
PostcodeSR5 1SN
Websitehttps://beaconoflight.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk
Telephone01915634789
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameDenise
Headteacher/Principal last nameTaylor
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeA
Government Office RegionNorth East
District CodeE08000024
DistrictSunderland
Ward CodeE05001172
WardSouthwick
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001531
Parliamentary ConstituencySunderland Central
Urban/Rural CodeA1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
GSS LA CodeE08000024
Easting439194
Northing558123
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Sunderland 005
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Sunderland 005D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN45162133
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02001795
LSOA CodeE01008711
Free School Meals0
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN142882
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/142882
LAESTAB3941105
School nameBeacon of Light School
Ofsted phasePRU
Type of educationFree School - Alternative Provision
School open date01/09/2016
Admissions policyUnknown
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
Designated religious characterDoes not apply
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionNorth East, Yorkshire and the Humber
RegionNorth East
Local authoritySunderland
Parliamentary constituencySunderland Central
Multi-academy trust UID3677
Multi-academy trust nameTHE LAIDLAW SCHOOLS TRUST
Academy sponsor UID3676
Academy sponsor nameThe Laidlaw Schools Trust
PostcodeSR5 1SN
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintileN/A
Total number of pupilsN/A
Statutory lowest age13
Statutory highest age16
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10268255
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date19/09/2023
Publication date12/10/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection142882
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection3941105
School name at time of latest graded inspectionBeacon of Light School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School - Alternative Provision
Current school type used for chart C6Free school
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10087485
Previous inspection start date02/07/2019
Previous publication date09/09/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection142882
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection3941105
School name at time of previous graded inspectionBeacon of Light School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionFree School - Alternative Provision
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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