School Data

The Beacon College

Free school in Hereford HR1 1NZ

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  • School Reference Number: 148636
  • Address: Eastnor Drive, Hereford HR1 1NZ
  • Headteacher: Mrs Lisa Appleton
  • Telephone: 01432 353204
  • Website: thebeaconcollege.org
  • Managing Organisation: ACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST
  • Type: Free Schools
  • Sub-Type: Free schools special
  • Phase: Not applicable
  • Pupil Capacity: 60
  • Local Education Authority: Herefordshire, County of
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 16 to 19
  • Admissions Policy: Non-selective
  • Active From: September 2021* (New Provision)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

Further Information

Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 16/04/2024

Rating published on 13/05/2024

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding

Quality of education: Outstanding

Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding

Personal development: Outstanding

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Outstanding

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
16 April 2024 14 May 2024 School inspection Outstanding

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number148636
Local Authority Code884
Local Authority NameHerefordshire, County of
Establishment Number7000
School / College NameThe Beacon College
Establishment Type Code36
Establishment typeFree schools special
Establishment Type Group Code11
Establishment Type GroupFree Schools
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code06
Reason establishment openedNew Provision
Open date01-09-2021
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 0
Phase of educationNot applicable
Age range Low16
Age range High19
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code1
Official sixth formHas a sixth form
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code06
Religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Diocese Code0000
DioceseNot applicable
Admissions Policy Code4
Admissons policyNon-selective
School capacity60
Special Classes Code0
Special classesNot applicable
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils43
Number of Boys23
Number of Girls20
Percentage Free School Meals.00
Trust School Flag Code3
Trust School Flag Supported by a multi-academy trust
Trusts Code17538
Academy trust or TrustACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10088775
FEHE Identifier
Further education type
Last Changed Date15-11-2024
StreetEastnor Drive
Locality
Address3
TownHereford
County (name)Herefordshire
PostcodeHR1 1NZ
Websitehttps://www.thebeaconcollege.org/
Telephone01432353204
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameLisa
Headteacher/Principal last nameAppleton
Headteacher/Principal Job Title
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provision
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providers
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeF
Government Office RegionWest Midlands
District CodeE06000019
DistrictHerefordshire, County of
Ward CodeE05009439
WardAylestone Hill
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001281
Parliamentary ConstituencyHereford and South Herefordshire
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000019
Easting352379
Northing240902
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Herefordshire 011
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Herefordshire 011D
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code999
Previous local authority
Previous establishment number
CountryUnited Kingdom
UPRN10023977416
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02002915
LSOA CodeE01014095
Free School Meals0
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN148636
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/148636
LAESTAB8847000
School nameThe Beacon College
Ofsted phaseSpecial
Type of educationFree School Special
School open date01/09/2021
Admissions policyNon-selective
Sixth formHas a sixth form
Designated religious characterNone
Religious ethosNone
Faith groupingNon-faith
Ofsted regionWest Midlands
RegionWest Midlands
Local authorityHerefordshire
Parliamentary constituencyHereford and South Herefordshire
Multi-academy trust UID17538
Multi-academy trust nameACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeHR1 1NZ
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile2
Total number of pupils43
Statutory lowest age16
Statutory highest age19
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10294729
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Inspection type groupingS5 Inspection
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date16/04/2024
Publication date13/05/2024
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection148636
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8847000
School name at time of latest graded inspectionThe Beacon College
School type at time of latest graded inspectionFree School Special
Current school type used for chart C6Free school
Overall effectivenessOutstanding
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Effectiveness of leadership and managementOutstanding
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionN/A
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection numberN/A
Previous inspection start dateN/A
Previous publication dateN/A
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School name at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
School type at time of previous graded inspectionN/A
Previous graded inspection overall effectivenessN/A
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationN/A
Previous behaviour and attitudesN/A
Previous personal developmentN/A
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementN/A
Previous safeguarding is effective?N/A
Previous early years provisionN/A
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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