Beacon Hill Academy is a secondary school located in Dudley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/11/2015. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: High Arcal Drive, Dudley, DY3 1BP
Website: http://www.beaconhillacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01902677754
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Dudley
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Sukhjot Dhami
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137705

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/11/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 16
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1210
Number of Pupils: 1045
Number of Boys: 538
Number of Girls: 507

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 25.4% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.36 Confidence interval -0.52 to -0.19
Of the 232 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 231 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:18%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.29
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bramford Primary School
Chad Road , Coseley WV14 9TU
3out of 4 801 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Chad's Catholic Primary School
Catholic Lane , Sedgley DY3 3UE
3out of 4 920 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Wrens Nest Primary School
Marigold Crescent , Wrens Nest Estate DY1 3NX
3out of 4 1,257 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cotwall End Primary School
Cotwall End Road , Sedgley DY3 3YG
3out of 4 1,280 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Queen Victoria Primary School
Bilston Street , Sedgley DY3 1JB
2out of 4 1,306 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon Hill Academy
High Arcal Drive , Sedgley DY3 1BP
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Dormston School
Mill Bank , Sedgley DY3 1SN
3out of 4 1,147 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Ellowes Hall Sports College
Stickley Lane , Lower Gornal DY3 2JH
4out of 4 1,681 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Bishop Milner Catholic College , Burton Road DY1 3BY
3out of 4 1,782 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St James Academy
St James's Road , DY1 3JE
2out of 4 2,893 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dudley College of Technology
The Broadway , DY1 4AS
- not rated 3,000 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodsetton School
Tipton Road , Woodsetton DY3 1BY
3out of 4 325 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Sycamore Short Stay School
Old Farm Estate , DY1 3QE
3out of 4 711 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Wenlock School
Fossil View , Wren's Hill Road DY1 3SS
- not rated 1,491 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The King Alfred School
Lake Street , DY3 2AU
- not rated 1,831 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Rowan School
Tunnel Street , Coseley WV14 9DE
- not rated 2,127 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.