Beacon Hill School is a school located in Wallsend. 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 06/12/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 9.2%, which is 5.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Rising Sun Cottages, Wallsend

School Information

Address: Rising Sun Cottages, Wallsend, NE28 9JW
Website: https://beaconhill.org.uk
Telephone: 01916433000
School Type: Foundation special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: North Tyneside
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Justina Terretta
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131544

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 06/12/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 120
Number of Pupils: 192
Number of Boys: 134
Number of Girls: 58

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 9.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 29.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.1 Confidence interval -8 to -0.3
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -5.5 to 1.9
Maths
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -4.8 to 1.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:87
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bernadettes Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW 		3out of 4 60 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Wallsend Jubilee Primary School
Mullen Road , NE28 9HA 		3out of 4 551 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Redesdale Primary School
Wiltshire Drive , NE28 8TS 		3out of 4 1,027 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Battle Hill Primary School
Berwick Drive , Battle Hill Estate NE28 9DH 		3out of 4 1,187 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Columbas Roman Catholic Primary School Aided
Station Road , NE28 8EN 		3out of 4 1,344 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Burnside College
St Peter's Road , NE28 7LQ 		2out of 4 1,786 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Churchill Community College
Churchill Street , NE28 7TN 		3out of 4 1,962 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Benfield School
Benfield Road , NE6 4NU 		3out of 4 2,644 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Longbenton High School
Hailsham Avenue , Longbenton NE12 8ER 		2out of 4 3,078 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Walker Riverside Academy
Waverdale Avenue , NE6 4AW 		3out of 4 3,220 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages , NE28 9JW 		3out of 4 0 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Percy Hedley Hedleys College
Station Road , Forest Hall NE12 8YY 		- not rated 2,623 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Silverdale School
Langdale Gardens , Howdon NE28 0HG 		3out of 4 2,630 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
Benton Dene School
Hailsham Avenue , NE12 8FD 		3out of 4 3,079 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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