Establishment Alternative Education Service - The Beacon Centre
URN: 108666
Pupil referral unit
- Address
- Temple Park Road, South Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE34 0QA
- South Tyneside (393)
- Headteacher / Principal
- Mr Dominick Gray
- Age range Help with age range field Opens a dialog
- 4 to 16
- Phase of education
- Not applicable
- School type
- Pupil referral unit
- Further education type
- Not applicable
- Gender of entry
- Mixed
- ID
-
URN: 108666,
DfE number: 393/1100
UKPRN: 10016922 - Establishment status
- Open
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Telephone
- 01914546254
- Ofsted rating and reports
-
Why the rating is not displayed
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools. - Number of pupils
- 78
- Open date
- 1 April 1994
- Reason establishment opened
- Not applicable
- Closed date
- Not recorded
- Reason establishment closed
- Not applicable
- Number of pupils eligible for free school meals Help with number of pupils eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 65
- Percentage of children eligible for free school meals Help with percentage of children eligible for free school meals field Opens a dialog
- 83.3%
- Date last changed / confirmed
- 29 June 2026
- Teenage mothers
- Does not provide places for Teen Mothers
- Teenage mothers places
- Childcare facilities provision
- Does not have child care facilities
- SEN facilities
- PRU Does have Provision for SEN
- Pupils with EBD
- PRU Does not have EBD provision
- Number of places
- Full time provision
- PRU offers full time provision
- Pupils educated by other providers
- Does not offer tuition by another provider
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Chair of governors
| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Pippin | 1857956 | Appointed by GB/board | 11 December 2025 | 10 December 2029 |
Governors
| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Appointed by | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Ayton | 1857959 | Appointed by GB/board | 11 December 2025 | 11 December 2029 |
| Robyn-Jae Bullock | 1857968 | Appointed by LA | 12 December 2024 | 11 December 2028 |
| Michelle Bland | 1857961 | Appointed by LA | 26 May 2023 | 25 May 2027 |
| David Tomlin | 1857962 | Appointed by GB/board | 12 May 2023 | 11 May 2027 |
| Dominick Gray | 1857966 | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | 1 February 2021 | Not recorded |
Governance professional - local authority maintained school
Not recorded
Historic (left within last 12 months)
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| Name | Governance role identifier (GID) | Role | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebekka Wall | 1857964 | Governor | 18 July 2022 | 17 July 2026 |
| Joanne Atherton | 1857958 | Governor | 13 May 2022 | 12 May 2026 |
| Dominick Gray | 1382656 | Governor | 5 July 2017 | 31 August 2025 |
There are no linked establishments
- Government office region (GOR)
- North East
- District
- South Tyneside
- Ward
- West Park
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shields
- Urban/rural description
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Government Statistical Service (GSS) local authority code
- E08000023
- Easting
- 436477
- Northing
- 564911
- Unique property reference number (UPRN)
- 200000002005
- Middle super output area (MSOA) Help with middle super output area Opens a dialog
- South Tyneside 005
- Lower super output area (LSOA) Help with lower super output area Opens a dialog
- South Tyneside 005A
Age range
The age range that the establishment is legally allowed to make provision for.
School capacity
The number of pupil places the establishment can accommodate.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the number of those who are eligible to receive them.
Free school meals
This field is not editable by establishment users as it is populated by the DfE using the underlying data from the schools, pupils and their characteristics statistical release published each summer. The figures used are the performance table figures which ensures GIAS and the Find and Compare Schools in England service are consistent.
This information is compiled from the data returned by establishments for their establishment's situation on the third Thursday in January, in the spring school census data collection return.
This field shows whether a pupil's family have claimed eligibility for free school meals as reported in the annual spring school census. Pupils or their parents are able to claim free school meals if they receive a qualifying benefit. This field does not show pupils who actually received free school meals but the percentage of those who are eligible to receive them.
Middle super output area (MSOA)
The data presented for the middle super output area (MSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.
Lower super output area (LSOA)
The data presented for the lower super output area (LSOA) is representative of the 2021 census.