Beacon Hill Community School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Requires improvement Jun 24 2025 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
- Cumberland
- Unique reference
- 112375
- Address
- Market Square, Aspatria, CA7 3EZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 137 (39% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 1.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 37.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 32.8%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| Other | 0.7% |
| Other White | 0.7% |
| Mixed | 1.4% |
| White British | 96.4% |
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 37% |
| Local authority average | 32% |
| England average | 41% |
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
| Area | Result |
|---|---|
| School | 13% |
| Local authority average | 37% |
| England average | 45% |
Attainment 8 score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 28.8 |
| Local authority average | 42.3 |
| England average | 46 |
EBacc average point score
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| School | 2.52 |
| Local authority average | 3.76 |
| England average | 4.09 |
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 28 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 26 |
| Geography | GCSE | 13 |
| History | GCSE | 12 |
| Mathematics | GCSE | 28 |
| Spanish | GCSE | 12 |
| Science: Double Award | GCSE | 28 |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | Technical Award | 13 |
Admissions
Beacon Hill Community School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 22
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 22
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 16.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 25 17 8 |
| Year 8 | 23 9 14 |
| Year 9 | 31 12 19 |
| Year 10 | 28 16 12 |
| Year 11 | 30 18 12 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 61.0% 73.6% 85.5% |
Further education | 57.0% 36.2% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 4.0% 37.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.2% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 5.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 13.0% 12.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 17.0% 6.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 2.6% 3.0% |