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 (50% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 57.1%
- Girls
- 42.9%
- First language not English
- 36%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 67.6%
- Persistent absence
- 38.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.3%
White British 20.1%
African 19.4%
Mixed 18.9%
Other White 13.4%
Other 13.2%
Bangladeshi 5%
Caribbean 4.1%
Other Asian 1.7%
Irish 1.4%
Other Black 1.2%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 48%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 16%
Local authority average 48%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 29.5
Local authority average 46.9
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.42
Local authority average 4.26
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 13 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 12 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 74 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 74 |
| French | GCSE | 2 |
| Geography | GCSE | 18 |
| History | GCSE | 23 |
Admissions
Beacon High
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 118
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 26
- From another Local Authority
- 33
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 73 33 40 |
| Year 8 | 81 51 30 |
| Year 9 | 87 48 39 |
| Year 10 | 89 56 33 |
| Year 11 | 87 50 37 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 78.0% 87.9% 85.5% |
Further education | 63.0% 42.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 40.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 5.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 1.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.0% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 12.0% 6.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 7.0% 4.0% 3.0% |