Beacon Primary School
Academy sponsor led in Bolton, Bolton.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 2 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 209 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 220 |
| Free school meals | 64.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | FORWARD AS ONE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MULTI ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Bolton |
| Address | Peter Martin Street, Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, BL6 7AL |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.beacon.bolton.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01204333545 |
| URN | 146535 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 28 March 2023, published 25 May 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Horwich Parish CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- St Catherine's CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- St Mary's RC Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Chorley New Road Primary Academy (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- Blackrod Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Claypool Primary School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Rivington Foundation Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
- Blackrod Anglican/Methodist Primary School (primary school, about 2.8 km)
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