Beacon Hill Academy

State-Funded School

beacon-hill-academy-dudley-west-midlands

West MidlandsRegion

DudleyLocal Authority

DudleyConstituency

DY3 1BPPostcode

3.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Beacon Hill Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Dudley, West Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,117 pupils. Beacon Hill Academy is part of Dudley Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 41
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.9%
EBacc average point score: 3.26

Ethnicity

White

76%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,117

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 1,117
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: Dudley Academies Trust

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Jun 2024	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
6 Dec 2021	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
10 Dec 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.