Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
Pupil referral unit school in South Shields (South Tyneside).
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Nearby schools
nearest first31 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is Ashley Academy, 0.0 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.0 mi | Primary | 396 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; early years provision Outstanding |
| Park View SchoolCommunity special | 0.0 mi | Special | 59 | Good, 2024 |
| St Wilfrid's RC CollegeAcademy converter | 0.0 mi | Secondary | 1,271 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 1 key judgement, Requires improvement in 3; sixth form provision Good |
| Stanhope Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 233 | Good, 2023 |
| Mortimer Primary SchoolCommunity | 0.3 mi | Primary | 588 | Good, 2024 |
| Mortimer Community CollegeCommunity | 0.4 mi | Secondary | 1,139 | No overall grade, 2025Good in 2 key judgements, Requires improvement in 2 |
| SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsAcademy converter | 0.4 mi | Primary | 230 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2017, previous school) |
| Tyne Coast CollegeFurther education | 0.7 mi | 16 plus | - | - |
| Laygate Community SchoolCommunity | 0.8 mi | Primary | 227 | Ungraded inspection, May 2023Last graded Good (Oct 2012) |
| Ridgeway Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | 0.8 mi | Primary | 452 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 4 areas, Needs attention in 3 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields)Academy converter | 0.8 mi | Primary | 228 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2022Last graded Good (Nov 2010, previous school) |
| Harton AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,599 | Good, 2024 |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Primary | 211 | Good, 2023 |
| St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 226 | Ungraded inspection, Jan 2025Last graded Good (Jun 2014, previous school) |
| Biddick Hall Junior SchoolCommunity | 1.0 mi | Primary | 211 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1 |
| Harton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.1 mi | Primary | 636 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Nov 2013) |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South ShieldsAcademy converter | 1.1 mi | Primary | 231 | Outstanding, 2024 |
| Epinay Business and Enterprise SchoolFoundation special | 1.2 mi | Special | 258 | Ungraded inspection, Jun 2023Last graded Outstanding (Mar 2018) |
| Lord Blyton Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.2 mi | Primary | 229 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in all seven areas |
| Monkton Infants' SchoolAcademy converter | 1.2 mi | Primary | 164 | No overall grade, 2024Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good |
| Bamburgh SchoolCommunity special | 1.3 mi | Special | 223 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in all four key judgements; early years provision Outstanding |
| Sea View Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 366 | Good, 2024 |
| Biddick Hall Infants' SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 219 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2022Last graded Good (Jun 2013) |
| Westoe Crown Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.3 mi | Primary | 636 | Ungraded inspection, Oct 2023Last graded Good (Dec 2013) |
| Monkton AcademyAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 169 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Forest View PrimaryCommunity | 1.4 mi | Primary | 213 | Ungraded inspection, Apr 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Marine Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.4 mi | Primary | 193 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 2 areas, Needs attention in 5 |
| Cleadon Church of England AcademyAcademy converter | 1.8 mi | Primary | 484 | Good, 2024 |
| Simonside Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.8 mi | Primary | 219 | Good, 2023 |
| Hadrian Primary SchoolCommunity | 1.9 mi | Primary | 261 | Good, 2022 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.9 mi | Primary | 278 | Good, 2023 |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is among the 40% most deprived in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 4 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 15
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