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Beacon Hill Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
High Arcal Drive, Sedgley, Dudley DY3 1BP · beaconhillacademy.org.uk · 01902 677754
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41
- average Attainment 8 score. Dudley 43, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,117
- 92% of 1,210 places
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 38.9%
- First language not English
- 4.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 175 families put the school first and 219 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 219 | 175 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 228 | 172 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 218 | 148 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 228 | 140 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 219 | 130 | 0.6 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41, and 45.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Dudley it was 43, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41 | 46 | ||
| ●45.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼58.4% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼6.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.26 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 2 | 0 |
| Sixth form college | 6.3 | +2.8 |
| Further education | 73.7 | −4.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.9 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 1 | −1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.3 | +1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
Beacon Hill Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (96 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 68%
- Replies
- 96
- 9% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (30%) with SEND