The Beacon School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement May 16 2023 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
- Surrey
- Unique reference
- 137735
- Address
- Picquets Way, SM7 1AG
- Website
- www.thebeaconschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1135 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.9%
- Girls
- 48.1%
- First language not English
- 4.8%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 29.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.7%
White British 70.2%
Unclassified 13.9%
Mixed 5.9%
Other White 5.3%
Pakistani 1.5%
Other 1.1%
Indian 0.5%
African 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.07
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.17
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 27%
Local authority average 39%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.6
Local authority average 50.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.8
Local authority average 4.49
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Health Studies | Technical Award | 19 |
Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 1 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 24 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 33 |
Biology | GCSE | 40 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 40 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 25 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 52 |
Dance | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
The Beacon School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 53
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 28
Offers
- 1st preference
- 124
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 10
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.9 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 201 105 96 |
Year 8 | 241 131 110 |
Year 9 | 211 110 101 |
Year 10 | 220 111 109 |
Year 11 | 231 120 111 |
Year 13 | 31 12 19 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Secondary
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 86.0% 89.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 26.0% 25.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 18.0% 30.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 41.0% 32.5% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
Entering employment | 3.0% 3.2% 4.1% |
Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.3% 3.2% |
Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.7% 5.9% |
Destination unknown | 4.0% 1.7% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 56.0% 68.0% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 27.5% 23.8% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 2.2% |
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