Beacon Hill Academy
Erriff Drive, South Ockendon, RM15 5AY
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 3 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BEACON HILL ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Hewitt
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Thurrock
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 75
- Pupils on roll
- 77
- URN
- 138736
- Local authority
- Thurrock
- Telephone
- 01708852006
About this school
Beacon Hill Academy is a special academy in South Ockendon. It teaches children aged 3 to 19 and has 77 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | - | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 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 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 15.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 20.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73 |
| 2023/24 | 75 |
| 2024/25 | 80 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.77%
- English as an additional language
- 21.3%
- Overall absence
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oakfields Preparatory School2.4 miles
Independent schools · Upminster
-
Corbets Tey School2.4 miles
Special schools · Upminster
-
The Light Christian School3.1 miles
Independent schools · Grays
-
Treetops School3.6 miles
Academies · Grays
-
Treetops Free School3.7 miles
Free Schools · Grays
Other schools in South Ockendon
- Aveley Primary School Primary
- Benyon Primary School Primary
- Bonnygate Primary School Primary
- Dilkes Academy Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Kenningtons Primary Academy Primary
- Shaw Primary Academy Primary
- Somers Heath Primary School Primary
- Harris Academy Ockendon Secondary
- Ormiston Park Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beacon Hill Academy teach?
- Beacon Hill Academy teaches children aged 3 to 19. It is a special school in South Ockendon.
- Who is the headteacher of Beacon Hill Academy?
- The headteacher of Beacon Hill Academy is Mrs Sue Hewitt, 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 77 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 19.
- Is Beacon Hill Academy full?
- Beacon Hill Academy has capacity for 75 pupils and 77 on roll (103%), so it is at or above 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.
- Who runs Beacon Hill Academy?
- Beacon Hill Academy is part of BEACON HILL ACADEMY. 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: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Beacon Hill Academy's absence rate?
- Beacon Hill Academy's overall absence rate is 20.3% 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.