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The Beacon School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy

Picquets Way, Banstead SM7 1AG · thebeaconschool.co.uk · 01737 359103

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
45.1
average Attainment 8 score. Surrey 50.8, England 46
Last distance offered
No limit
Year 7, September 2026 entry · Surrey Council
Demand for places
0.6
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
959
71% of 1,350 places
Local authority
Surrey
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
18.6%
First language not English
5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Glf Schools

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Surrey Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 148 families put the school first and 243 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 213 (Places 260)213September 2023: 141 (Places 253)141September 2024: 124 (Places 208)124September 2025: 137 (Places 228)137September 2026: 148 (Places 243)148Places 243
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262431480.6100%
September 2025Sept 20252281370.6100%
September 2024Sept 20242081240.6100%
September 2023Sept 20232531410.6100%
September 2022Sept 20222602130.894%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.1, and 51.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Surrey it was 50.8, and across England 46.

In 2018/19 the average A level result was grade C- (28.1 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.0 (England 46.3)42.02017/18: 43.9 (England 46.5)43.92018/19: 42.7 (England 46.7)42.72021/22: 48.7 (England 48.8)48.72022/23: 44.6 (England 46.3)44.62023/24: 46.4 (England 45.9)46.42024/25: 45.1 (England 46.0)45.1England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
●45.146.0
▲51.2%45.4%
▲72.8%64.8%
▲49.3%40.5%
●3.984.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form3.9−14.9
Sixth form college48.1+6.7
Further education35.9+9.5
Other education0.40
Apprenticeship4.3+1.4
Employment3.9+1.4
Not in a lasting destination2.2−1.6
Activity not captured1.3−2.5

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

15/1616/1717/1818/192015/16: 20.9 (England 30.5)D2016/17: 27.0 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 30.2 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 28.1 (England 32.9)C-England 32.9
2018/19TrendAverage gradeProgress
46 studentsC- (28.1)Average -0.17
46 studentsC- (28.1)Average -0.17
Applied general16 studentsMerit (23.6)Average -0.05
2.9%AAB or better
94.4%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2017/1834C (30.2)-0.12
2016/1759C- (27)+0.03
2015/1657D (20.9)-0.30

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University26.8−2
Further education2.5−1.2
Apprenticeship9.8+3.5
Employment31.7−14.6
Not in a lasting destination19.5+10.7
Activity not captured9.8+3.5

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected The Beacon School on 16 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
16 Jun 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, May 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2023Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2022Inadequate
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesInadequate
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementRequires improvement
    Sixth formRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Oct 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2010Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement

What parents said

64% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (322 replies, to 1 April 2024).

Recommend
64%
Replies
322
26% · 1 Apr 2024
Child is happy at school▼73% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved▼60% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼77% agreeEngland 83%
Child does well▼77% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼67% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼78% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Can join clubs and activities●92% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▼63% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼69% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼37% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 38% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼42% agreeEngland 67%

based on 84 parents (26%) with SEND

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