The Beacon School

State-Funded School

the-beacon-school-surrey-south-east

South EastRegion

SurreyLocal Authority

ReigateConstituency

SM7 1AGPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

The Beacon School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in Surrey, South East.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 959 pupils. The Beacon School is part of GLF Schools.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Requires improvement

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 45.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 51.2%
EBacc average point score: 3.98

Ethnicity

White

82%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

959

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

19%

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: Least deprived
Total pupils: 959
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: GLF Schools

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
29 Jun 2023	Good	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
21 Sept 2022	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Inadequate	Inadequate
12 Nov 2012	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.