Beacon Hill School
Ofsted: Good
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Location
- North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
- Distance
- 2.4km away
Silverdale School
Langdale Gardens, Howdon, Wallsend, NE28 0HG
Ofsted: Inadequate
Independent
Phase
150
Capacity
4-16
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 9 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Not met
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Inadequate
- Leadership & management
- Inadequate
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 6.7 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.2 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 18
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 70.0%
- Continued in education
- 70.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 20.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 127
- Boys
- 111 (80%)
- Girls
- 27 (20%)
- Capacity
- 150 (92% full)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 83.5%
- EAL
- 0.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 6.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 18.4
- Budget per Pupil
- £33,688/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 20.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 47.6% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Foundation special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 95.3%
- White Other: 1.6%
- White Irish: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.8%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.8%
- Other: 0.8%
95.3%
White British
1.6%
White Other
0.8%
White Irish
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Langdale Gardens
Wallsend, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 133432
- UKPRN
- 10017482
- Establishment No.
- 7007
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