Beal High School
About the school
Beal High School is an open secondary school in Redbridge.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 April 2026
- Published
- 21 July 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52
- Redbridge
- 53.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Redbridge
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 58.70%
- Redbridge
- 59.60%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.50%
- Redbridge
- 77.00%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 87.50%
- Redbridge
- 58.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.93
- Redbridge
- 4.95
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 29.41
AAB or better
- School
- 6.80%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
2610
Girls
46.09%
Boys
53.91%
SEN support
6.48%
Education, health and care plan
3.07%
English as an additional language
33.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.98%
Overall absence
5.18
Persistent absence
10.09
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
358
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
96%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
Less than 0.5%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
416
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
71%
Further education
Less than 0.5%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
9%