School profile

Beacon Hill School

Foundation special school · North Tyneside, NE28 9JW

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Good
Requires improvement
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Beacon Hill School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 5 Dec 2017

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Sixth form provision
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

TypeFoundation special school
Ages2 to 19
Pupils244 of 256 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Justina Terretta
TrustThe North Tyneside Learning Trust
Local authorityNorth Tyneside
Opened01 Sept 2006
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 131544.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths0%63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%8%8%
Average maths score2018/1987105105
Expected standard in reading0%78%76%
Expected standard in writing0%73%73%
Expected standard in maths0%75%75%
Pupils taking tests19--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils244
Girls61
Boys183
Eligible for free school meals52.9%
First language not English11.9%
SEN support2
EHC plan242

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
75.4%
Other ethnic group
3.3%
Other White
2.9%
Other mixed
2.9%
Bangladeshi
2.9%
African
2%
Other Black
1.6%
White and Asian
1.2%
Other Asian
0.8%
Gypsy/Roma
0.4%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolNorth TynesideEngland
Overall absence9.8%11.9%12.9%
Persistent absence30%31.9%34.7%
Severe absence3.4%6.6%6.9%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher6.1
Pupils per adult1.8
Teachers (FTE)40.07
Teaching assistants (FTE)92.56
Support staff (FTE)101.26
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2537.7
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2536.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250.6
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0.8%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination100%
Staying in education100%
Further education7.7%
School sixth form0%
Sixth form college0%
Apprenticeship0%
Employment0%
Not sustained0%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Beacon Hill School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.0 miPrimarySt Bernadette's Catholic Primary, WallsendAcademy converter
Good
0.3 miPrimaryWallsend Jubilee Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryRedesdale Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryBattle Hill Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimarySt Columba's Catholic Primary School, WallsendAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miSecondaryBurnside CollegeFoundation school
Good
1.0 miPrimaryWestern Community Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryRichardson Dees Primary SchoolFoundation school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryHadrian Park Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miSecondaryChurchill AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Inadequate

Frequently asked questions about Beacon Hill School

What is Beacon Hill School's Ofsted rating?

Beacon Hill School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 5 Dec 2017.

How many pupils attend Beacon Hill School?

Beacon Hill School has 244 pupils aged 2 to 19, with capacity for 256.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.