Beal High School
Woodford Bridge Road, Ilford, IG4 5LP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BEACON MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Ms Kathryn Burns
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,840
- Pupils on roll
- 2,615
- URN
- 140575
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085514954
About this school
Beal High School is a secondary academy in Ilford. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 2,615 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 358 | 356 | 351 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.9 | 55.4 | 52.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.48 +0.33 to +0.63 | +0.62 +0.47 to +0.77 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 65% | 68% | 58.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 81.5% | 77.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 69% | 90.2% | 87.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
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 Beal High 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 | Redbridge average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.9 | 50.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 52.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 52 | 50 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,670 |
| 2023/24 | 2,628 |
| 2024/25 | 2,610 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beal High School compares
Beal High School ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 52 | 5.2% | 20% | 2,615 | — |
| Caterham High School | 44.3 | 10.6% | 40.3% | 953 | 0.7 miles |
| Wanstead High School | 54.1 | 8.2% | 18.1% | 1,434 | 1.0 miles |
| Valentines High School | 59.3 | 6.1% | 25.1% | 1,357 | 1.0 miles |
| Ilford County High School | 75.7 | 5.5% | 12.2% | 1,115 | 1.2 miles |
| Woodbridge High School | 52.2 | 5.1% | 20.7% | 1,980 | 1.3 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)
- 19.98%
- English as an additional language
- 33.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.18%
- Persistent absence
- 10.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caterham High School0.7 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Wanstead High School1.0 miles
Secondary · London
-
Valentines High School1.0 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Ilford County High School1.2 miles
Secondary · Ilford
-
Woodbridge High School1.3 miles
Secondary · Woodford Green
Other schools in Ilford
Beal High School ranks 8th of the 12 ranked secondary schools in Ilford.
- Caterham High School Secondary
- Forest Academy Secondary
- Ilford County High School Secondary
- King Solomon High School Secondary
- Oaks Park High School Secondary
- The Palmer Catholic Academy Secondary
- The Ursuline Academy Ilford Secondary
- Valentines High School Secondary
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beal High School teach?
- Beal High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Ilford.
- Who is the headteacher of Beal High School?
- The headteacher of Beal High School is Ms Kathryn Burns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beal High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beal High 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 Beal High School?
- Beal High School has 2,615 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Beal High School full?
- Beal High School has capacity for 2,840 pupils and 2,615 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 Beal High School a faith school?
- No. Beal High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Beal High School a selective school?
- No. Beal High School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Beal High School?
- Beal High School is part of BEACON MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Beal High School have?
- The schools register lists Beal High School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Beal High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.9 in 2022/23 and 52 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beal High School rank locally?
- Beal High School ranked 14th of 19 secondary schools in Redbridge for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 81% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beal High School's absence rate?
- Beal High School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beal High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beal High 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 1 July 2026.