Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre

Phase not recorded · South Tyneside · NE34 0QA · URN 108666

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2023-03-28Cohort 78

Exam results

No published key stage results are held for this school yet. That is normal for new schools, very small cohorts, and settings that do not sit national tests. Standards, progress and stretch are scored from the other evidence we hold, and the missing figures are never treated as a low score.

Published figures

English as an additional language: 1.3% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 83.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 89.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 3.1pupils per adult
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 7.1pupils per teacher
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 68.3% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-11-10. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre Good at its inspection on 28/03/2023.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre is a not applicable school in South Tyneside, postcode NE34 0QA (URN 108666).
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