Beacon Hill Community School
Wigton · Cumberland
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School information
- Official name
- Beacon Hill Community School
- Address
- Market Square, Aspatria
- Postcode
- CA7 3EZ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penrith and Solway
- URN (official identifier)
- 112375
- Establishment number
- 4001
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 135
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 350
- School type
- Community school
- Governance
- Maintained school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Cumberland
- Headteacher
- Mr Tom Hailwood
- Ofsted inspection
- Inspected 24 Jun 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- beaconhill.cumbria.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01697320509
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Beacon Hill Community School
| 2025/26 | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 135 | 39,002 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 43.0% | 21.9% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 31.9% | 14.2% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.4% | 6.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 1.5% | 6.3% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for Beacon Hill Community School.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 27 Jan 2020
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 23 May 2019
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 30 Oct 2017
· Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action to tackle the areas requiring improvement
Report published 11 May 2016
· Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 5 Nov 2015
· S5 Requires Improvement 1st Re-Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SWK
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 18 Jul 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 24 May 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 10 Dec 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 23 Nov 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Beacon Hill Community School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 12.3% | 8.6% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 35.5% | 23.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Beacon Hill Community School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £67,100 for 61 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Cumberland | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 43.9% | 23.7% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £483 | £316 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Beacon Hill Community School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Secondary · 135 pupils.
| This school | Cumberland average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,627,744 £12,057 per pupil | £8,598 | £8,748 |
| Total spending | £1,774,221 £13,142 per pupil | £9,382 | £8,825 |
| Teaching staff | £577,538 £4,278 per pupil · 32.6% | £5,273 · 56.2% | £4,914 · 55.7% |
| Education support staff | £393,266 £2,913 per pupil · 22.2% | £1,080 · 11.5% | £995 · 11.3% |
| Supply and agency staff | £28,368 £210 per pupil · 1.6% | £97 · 1.0% | £153 · 1.7% |
| …of which agency supply | £21,868 £162 per pupil · 1.2% | £80 · 0.8% | £119 · 1.4% |
| In-year balance | −£146,476 | ||
| Revenue reserve | −£461,356 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £12,576 per pupil, supply and agency £369 per pupil — spending up £567 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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