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%
White British 96.4%
Mixed 1.4%
Other White 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 37%
Local authority average 32%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 13%
Local authority average 36%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 28.8
Local authority average 42.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 2.52
Local authority average 3.75
England average 4.08
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% |