Beacon High
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 16 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Islington
- Unique reference
- 100453
- Address
- Hilldrop Road, Islington, N7 0JG
- Website
- http://www.beaconhigh.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 417 (47% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.6%
- Girls
- 44.4%
- First language not English
- 32.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 65.9%
- Persistent absence
- 31.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.6%
White British 21.8%
African 18.2%
Mixed 16.3%
Other 14.9%
Other White 13.9%
Bangladeshi 5%
Caribbean 3.8%
Other Black 1.9%
Irish 1.4%
Unclassified 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.78
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 7%
Local authority average 54%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 26%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 34.8
Local authority average 46.7
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 2.78
Local authority average 4.18
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 24 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 11 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 3 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 21 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 86 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 79 |
Admissions
Beacon High
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 108
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 61
- 2nd preference
- 50
- 3rd preference
- 45
- From another Local Authority
- 37
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 72 46 26 |
| Year 8 | 87 45 42 |
| Year 9 | 90 54 36 |
| Year 10 | 82 48 34 |
| Year 11 | 86 39 47 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 91.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 40.3% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 6.0% 42.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 8.1% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 2.1% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 4.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 0.9% 1.0% |