Beacon Academy
Academy sponsor led secondary school in Cleethorpes (North East Lincolnshire).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Beacon Academy is a secondary school located in Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 666 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 750. It is part of the WELLSPRING ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Dave Whitaker.
Enrichment
5 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cooking
- Dance
- Drama
- Photography
- Textiles
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
Key facts
- URN
- 139649
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- North East Lincolnshire
- Constituency
- Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2013
Governing body (6 current, 0 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.3 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Josh Greaves | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jo Schofield | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Wilson Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Natalie Hardman Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Ms Melissa Adderley | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr David Whitaker Confirmed same person | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record