The Beacon School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Picquets Way
 Banstead
 Surrey SM7 1AG
Telephone: 01737 359103

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-16)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2011
History: This school arose from The Beacon School
Trust: GLF Schools
Sponsor: GLF Schools

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mr James Grant Duff (since September 2022)
Previous Headteacher: Keith Batchelor
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 54.82 / 19.19
Non-teaching Staff*: 38.95
Number of pupils: 1022
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.6
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 15.20% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 14.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 7.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 20.7%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 52.2%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 5.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Surrey
Constituency: Epsom and Ewell
Electoral Ward: Nork
School Number: 9365406

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 16th May 2023 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Requires improvement

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Aberdour Preparatory School (0.5km) show on map
  2. Banstead Community Junior School (0.9km) show on map
  3. Banstead Infant School (0.9km) show on map
  4. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  5. Shawley Community Primary Academy & Nursery (1.2km) show on map
  6. Warren Mead Infant School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Warren Mead Junior School (1.3km) show on map
  8. Epsom Downs Community School & Early Years Centres (1.7km) show on map
  9. Banstead Preparatory School (2.2km) show on map
  10. The Surrey Teaching Centre (2.4km) show on map
  11. The Children's Trust School (2.4km) show on map
  12. Epsom College (2.4km) show on map
  13. Tadworth Primary School (2.7km) show on map
  14. Wallace Fields Infant School and Nursery (3.1km) show on map
  15. Chinthurst School (3.4km) show on map
  16. St Christopher's School Trust (Epsom) Ltd (3.4km) show on map
  17. The Vale Primary School and Nursery (3.4km) show on map
  18. Little Downsend Epsom (3.5km) show on map
  19. Wallace Fields Junior School (3.5km) show on map
  20. Avenue Primary Academy (3.5km) show on map
  21. Woodmansterne Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  22. North East Surrey College of Technology (3.7km) show on map
  23. St Martin's Church of England Infant School (3.7km) show on map
  24. St Martin's Church of England Junior School (3.7km) show on map
  25. Chipstead Valley Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  26. Harris Academy Sutton (3.9km) show on map
  27. Cuddington Croft Primary School (4.0km) show on map
  28. Seaton House School (4.1km) show on map
  29. Serenity School (4.1km) show on map
  30. Walton-on-the-Hill Primary School (4.2km) show on map
  31. Glyn School (4.2km) show on map
  32. Overton Grange School (4.3km) show on map
  33. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  34. Smitham Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  35. St Aidan's Catholic Primary School (4.4km) show on map
  36. Greenholm School (4.5km) show on map
  37. Ewell Grove Primary and Nursery School (4.5km) show on map
  38. St Dunstan's Cheam CofE Primary School (4.5km) show on map
  39. Nonsuch High School for Girls (4.5km) show on map
  40. Ewell Castle School (4.5km) show on map
  41. Bramley Hill School (4.5km) show on map
  42. Rosebery School (4.6km) show on map
  43. Devonshire Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  44. Epsom Primary and Nursery School (4.7km) show on map
  45. Sutton Tuition and Reintegration Service (4.8km) show on map
  46. Blenheim High School (4.8km) show on map
  47. St Clement's Catholic Primary School (4.8km) show on map
  48. Kingswood House School (4.9km) show on map
  49. Barrow Hedges Primary School (4.9km) show on map
  50. Oaks Park High School (4.9km) show on map
  51. City of London Freemen's School (5.1km) show on map
  52. Orchard Hill College (5.2km) show on map
  53. Grove Road School (5.2km) show on map
  54. Sutton High School GDST (5.2km) show on map
  55. Homefield Preparatory School (5.3km) show on map
  56. Stamford Green Primary School and Nursery (5.3km) show on map
  57. Sutton College of Learning for Adults (5.3km) show on map
  58. Kingswood Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  59. Southfield Park Primary School (5.4km) show on map
  60. Thomas Wall Nursery School (5.4km) show on map
  61. Robin Hood Infants' School (5.4km) show on map
  62. Woodcote Primary School (5.5km) show on map
  63. Cheam Fields Primary Academy (5.5km) show on map
  64. Woodcote High School (5.5km) show on map
  65. The Limes College (5.6km) show on map
  66. The Greville Primary School (5.6km) show on map
  67. Stanley Park Junior School (5.6km) show on map
  68. Stanley Park Infants School (5.6km) show on map
  69. St Giles' CofE (Aided) Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  70. Cheam High School (5.7km) show on map
  71. Robin Hood Junior School (5.7km) show on map
  72. Manor Park Primary Academy (5.7km) show on map
  73. Nonsuch Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  74. Sutton Grammar School (5.8km) show on map
  75. Wallington High School for Girls (5.9km) show on map
  76. Cumnor House School (5.9km) show on map
  77. Meadow Primary School (5.9km) show on map
  78. Danetree Primary School (6.0km) show on map
  79. Oasis Academy Byron (6.1km) show on map
  80. Wood Field Primary School (6.1km) show on map
  81. St Mary's RC Junior School (6.2km) show on map
  82. St Philomena's Catholic High School for Girls (6.3km) show on map
  83. Coulsdon CofE Primary School (6.4km) show on map
  84. Westbourne Primary School (6.5km) show on map
  85. Laleham Lea School (6.5km) show on map
  86. West Ewell Primary School and Nursery (6.5km) show on map
  87. Auriol Junior School (6.5km) show on map
  88. Merrywood House Independent Special School (6.5km) show on map
  89. The John Fisher School (6.5km) show on map
  90. Cheam Park Farm Primary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  91. West Ashtead Primary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  92. St Mary's RC Infants School (6.6km) show on map
  93. All Saints Benhilton CofE Primary School (6.6km) show on map
  94. Barnett Wood Infant School (6.6km) show on map
  95. Brookways School (6.6km) show on map
  96. The Mead Infant and Nursery School (6.6km) show on map
  97. Royal Alexandra and Albert School (6.7km) show on map
  98. Beaumont Primary School (6.7km) show on map
  99. Collingwood School (6.7km) show on map
  100. Papillon House (6.7km) show on map
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Associated Schools

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