The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit is a pupil referral unit in Redditch for boys and girls aged 5 to 11. It has 8 pupils. About 62 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted visited in April 2026 and gave it a report card, which is below.
Longdon Close, Woodrow South, Woodrow, Redditch, B98 7UZ01527 514068Mr Martin Roadknight headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted visited on 28 April 2026. Instead of one overall word, it now gives a grade for each part of school life. Read the full report on Ofsted's website.
Ofsted says these new grades can't be lined up against the old one-word grades.
Earlier inspections (1)
| Date | Type | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2021 | Ungraded | School remains Good |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Worcestershire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (7), language and communications needs (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 8 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 15 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 63% | 67% | 80% | 81% | 67% | 53% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 0% | 11% | 20% | 6% | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 33% | 60% | 63% | 78% | 60% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 67% | 40% | 38% | 22% | 40% |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodrow First School | Council | 90 m | 265 | Good 2024 | 45 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Catholic First School | Academy | 220 m | 189 | No overall grade 2024 | 91 | Compare |
| Tudor Grange Academy Redditch | Academy | 590 m | 435 | Report card 2026 | 10 | Compare |
| Woodfield Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 542 | No overall grade 2024 | 10 | Compare |
| Oak Hill First School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 440 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Kingfisher School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 150 | Report card 2026 | – | Compare |
| Crabbs Cross Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 165 | No overall grade 2024 | 6 | Compare |
| Matchborough First School Academy | Academy | 1.1 miles | 335 | Good 2024 | 8 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit a good school?
The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted's report card from April 2026 rated its teaching as as expected.
What is The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted no longer gives schools one overall grade. When it visited on 28 April 2026 it rated teaching as as expected, achievement as as expected, behaviour and attendance as strong, leadership as strong.
How many pupils does The Beacon Primary Pupil Referral Unit have?
8 pupils aged 5 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Longdon Close, Woodrow South, Woodrow, Redditch, B98 7UZ
- Telephone
- 01527 514068
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Roadknight
- Type of school
- Pupil referral unit (Pupil referral unit, local authority maintained schools)
- Phase
- Pupil referral unit / alternative provision, ages 5-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Ward
- Matchborough & Woodrow
- Constituency
- Redditch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 1994
- URN
- 130987 · LAESTAB 8851105 · UKPRN 10071068
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, consistent financial reporting 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.