Beacon Hill School
Rising Sun Cottages, North Tyneside, NE28 9JW
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Foundation special school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The North Tyneside Learning Trust
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Justina Terretta
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 131544
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01916071970
About this school
Beacon Hill School is a foundation special school in North Tyneside. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 244 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 18 May 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 | 9 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -9.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -9.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Beacon Hill School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Tyneside average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 232 |
| 2024/25 | 240 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 51.92%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.64%
- Persistent absence
- 22.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Percy Hedley Hedleys College1.5 miles
Other types · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Silverdale School1.5 miles
Special schools · Wallsend
-
Benton House School1.6 miles
Special schools · Benton
-
Benton Dene School1.8 miles
Special schools · Newcastle upon Tyne
-
Sir Charles Parsons School1.9 miles
Special schools · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in North Tyneside
- Parkside House School Special schools
- King Edward Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beacon Hill School teach?
- Beacon Hill School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in North Tyneside.
- Who is the head teacher of Beacon Hill School?
- The head teacher of Beacon Hill School is Mrs Justina Terretta, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beacon Hill School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beacon Hill School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Beacon Hill School?
- Beacon Hill School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Beacon Hill School full?
- Beacon Hill School has capacity for 256 pupils and 244 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Beacon Hill School a faith school?
- No. Beacon Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Beacon Hill School?
- Beacon Hill School is part of The North Tyneside Learning Trust. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Beacon Hill School have?
- The schools register lists Beacon Hill School's special educational needs provision as: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beacon Hill School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Beacon Hill School's absence rate?
- Beacon Hill School's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beacon Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beacon Hill School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.