Beacon Hill Academy
High Arcal Drive, Sedgley, Dudley, DY3 1BP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Interim Headteacher
- Mr Sukhjot Dhami
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Dudley Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Dudley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,210
- Pupils on roll
- 1,117
- URN
- 137705
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01902677754
About this school
Beacon Hill Academy is a secondary academy in Dudley. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,117 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 165 | 205 | 185 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.6 | 39.3 | 41.0 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.24 to +0.20 | -0.04 -0.24 to +0.15 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 32.2% | 45.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 56% | 52.2% | 58.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 5% | 5.9% | 6.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
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 Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Dudley average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.6 | 35.3 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.3 | 34.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41 | 34.8 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,024 |
| 2023/24 | 1,068 |
| 2024/25 | 1,080 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beacon Hill Academy compares
Beacon Hill Academy ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41 | 11.2% | 40.8% | 1,117 | — |
| The Dormston School | 42.1 | 7.4% | 24.8% | 1,128 | 0.7 miles |
| Ellowes Hall Sports College | 43.1 | 9.3% | 28.5% | 1,038 | 1.0 miles |
| Bishop Milner Catholic College | 45.9 | 8.2% | 28.4% | 798 | 1.0 miles |
| St James Academy | 36.8 | 11.5% | 51% | 867 | 1.6 miles |
| Pegasus Academy | 44.4 | 8.8% | 46.2% | 697 | 2.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 40.83%
- English as an additional language
- 4.2%
- Overall absence
- 11.17%
- Persistent absence
- 33.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Dormston School0.7 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
Ellowes Hall Sports College1.0 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
Bishop Milner Catholic College1.0 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
St James Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Dudley
-
Pegasus Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Dudley
Other schools in Dudley
Beacon Hill Academy ranks 5th of the 8 ranked secondary schools in Dudley.
- Bishop Milner Catholic College Secondary
- Ellowes Hall Sports College Secondary
- Pegasus Academy Secondary
- St James Academy Secondary
- The Crestwood School Secondary
- The Dormston School Secondary
- The Link Academy Secondary
- Netherton Park Nursery School Nursery
- Alder Coppice Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Blowers Green Primary School Primary
- Cotwall End Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beacon Hill Academy teach?
- Beacon Hill Academy teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Dudley.
- Who is the interim headteacher of Beacon Hill Academy?
- The interim headteacher of Beacon Hill Academy is Mr Sukhjot Dhami, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beacon Hill Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beacon Hill Academy, 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 Academy?
- Beacon Hill Academy has 1,117 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Beacon Hill Academy full?
- Beacon Hill Academy has capacity for 1,210 pupils and 1,117 on roll (92%), so it has space against its published capacity. 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. Beacon Hill Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Beacon Hill Academy a selective school?
- No. Beacon Hill Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Beacon Hill Academy?
- Beacon Hill Academy is part of DUDLEY ACADEMIES 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 Academy have?
- The schools register lists Beacon Hill Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beacon Hill Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 39.6 in 2022/23 and 41 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beacon Hill Academy rank locally?
- Beacon Hill Academy ranked 13th of 18 secondary schools in Dudley for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 41% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 5% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beacon Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Beacon Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 11.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beacon Hill Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beacon Hill Academy'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 1 July 2026.