Secondary
The Beacon School
Picquets Way, Banstead, SM7 1AG
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 959 of 1350 places
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Trust
- GLF SCHOOLS
Ofsted
Last inspected May 2023
Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Sixth formRequires improvement
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
51%
45.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 45.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.98 |
| Entered the EBacc | 49% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% |
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 | 55% |
| 22/23 | 49% |
| 23/24 | 53% |
| 24/25 | 51% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 27.7 |
| 22/23 | 28.6 |
| 23/24 | 21.4 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.08 |
| 22/23 | -0.07 |
| 23/24 | -0.14 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 48.7 |
| 22/23 | 44.6 |
| 23/24 | 46.4 |
| 24/25 | 45.1 |
Picquets Way, Banstead, SM7 1AG
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.
Surrey 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
- Headteacher
- James Grant Duff
- Address
- Picquets Way, Banstead, SM7 1AG
- Telephone
- 01737359103