Glyn SchoolThe Beacon School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Glyn School and The Beacon School are secondary schools.
Glyn School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and The Beacon School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Glyn School is ahead on our composite score.
Glyn School was judged Outstanding and The Beacon School was judged Requires improvement.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 56.0 for Glyn School and 45.1 for The Beacon School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Glyn School (60.5 in 2021-22, 56.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at The Beacon School (48.7 in 2021-22, 45.1 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EpsomGlyn School | BansteadThe Beacon School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | B74/100Stronger figure | D47/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 55 in Surrey Stronger figure | 50th of 55 in Surrey | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Requires improvement | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,692 | 1,022 | |
| Capacity | 1,680 | 1,350 | |
| Location | Epsom, KT17 1NB | Banstead, SM7 1AG | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 56.0 Stronger figure | 45.1 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 66.5% Stronger figure | 51.2% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 86.8% Stronger figure | 72.8% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 73.5% Stronger figure | 49.3% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.28 Stronger figure | 3.98 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 257 | 217 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 200 2024-25 | 31 2023-24 | |
| A-level average points | 33.8 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.0 | 21.4 2023-24 · England 34.4 | |
| A-level average grade | C+ 2024-25 | D 2023-24 | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 35.0 Stronger figure2024-25 · England 35.8 | 23.0 2023-24 · England 35.1 | |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 13.2% Stronger figure2024-25 · England 17.5% | 5.6% 2023-24 · England 17.1% | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,692 | 1,022 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 8.5% | 16.4% | |
| English as an additional language | 12.8% | 5.8% | |
| SEN support | 7.3% | 20.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 2.1% | 3.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.4% Stronger figure | 8.9% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 10.6% Stronger figure | 22.8% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Glyn School
The Beacon School
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