Beacon Hill Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Unique reference
- 137705
- Address
- High Arcal Drive, Sedgley, DY3 1BP
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1068 (84% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.8%
- Girls
- 47.2%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 34.7%
- Persistent absence
- 38.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 6.7%
White British 77.2%
Mixed 8.3%
Indian 3.6%
African 3.5%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other White 1.8%
Pakistani 1.3%
Caribbean 1%
Other Asian 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.02
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.11
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 5%
Local authority average 24%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 33%
Local authority average 37%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 39.6
Local authority average 42.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.15
Local authority average 3.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 47 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 24 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 27 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 45 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 21 |
| English Language | GCSE | 201 |
Admissions
Beacon Hill Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 218
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 161
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 72
Offers
- 1st preference
- 148
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 6
- To another Local Authority
- 40
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 234 121 113 |
| Year 8 | 232 114 118 |
| Year 9 | 202 119 83 |
| Year 10 | 191 98 93 |
| Year 11 | 209 112 97 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 83.7% 85.6% |
Further education | 78.0% 57.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 11.1% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 14.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.9% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 7.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.1% 1.2% |