The Beacon School
About the school
The Beacon School is an open secondary school in Surrey.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 16 May 2023
- Published
- 29 June 2023
- Inspection type
- Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Requires improvement
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 45.1
- Surrey
- 50.8
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Surrey
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 51.20%
- Surrey
- 55.10%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 72.80%
- Surrey
- 73.50%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 49.30%
- Surrey
- 43.70%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.98
- Surrey
- 4.55
- England
- 4.09
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1022
Girls
49.41%
Boys
50.59%
SEN support
20.35%
Education, health and care plan
3.91%
English as an additional language
5.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.44%
Overall absence
8.88
Persistent absence
22.78
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
231
Sustained education or employment
93%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
7%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
3%