The Beacon College
State-Funded School
Academic PerformanceAbout the School
The Beacon College is a state-funded special for pupils aged 16–19, located in Herefordshire, West Midlands.
The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 39 pupils. The Beacon College is part of ACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST.
Ofsted Rating
Yes
2024
Subject Areas
Leadership &management
Outstanding
Quality ofeducation
Outstanding
Personaldevelopment
Outstanding
Behaviour &attitudes
Outstanding
Ethnicity
Pupils
Total Pupils
59%Boys
41%GirlsPupil Characteristics
DfE school census, January 2026.
Key Information
- Phase
- Special
- Age range
- 16 – 19
- Deprivation band
- Less deprived
- Total pupils
- 39
- IDACI quintile
- 2 (More deprived)
- MAT name
- ACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST
Inspection history
Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.
| Report published | Overall | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2024 | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding | Outstanding |
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.
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