Secondary
Barr Beacon School
Old Hall Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RF
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1469 of 1487 places
- Local authority
- Walsall
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Trust
- MATRIX ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted
Last inspected November 2022
Good
- Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formOutstanding
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
62%
51.0
3rd of 20 by our score, among the secondary schools in Walsall we can score - 24 in total, the rest without enough published data. Local and same-phase on purpose: a national table mostly measures who attends.
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 51 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.99 |
| Entered the EBacc | 87% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 62% |
| A level average points per entry | 33.01 |
| A level students | 115 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 71% |
| 22/23 | 60% |
| 23/24 | 61% |
| 24/25 | 62% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.6 |
| 22/23 | 28.7 |
| 23/24 | 30.3 |
| 24/25 | 33.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.48 |
| 22/23 | +0.35 |
| 23/24 | +0.19 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 54.7 |
| 22/23 | 52.4 |
| 23/24 | 50.4 |
| 24/25 | 51.0 |
Old Hall Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RF
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Walsall admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Executive Headteacher
- Kate Hibbs
- Address
- Old Hall Lane, Aldridge, Walsall, WS9 0RF
- Telephone
- 01213666600