Beacon Business Innovation Hub
Woodford Bridge Road, Clayhall, Ilford, IG4 5LP
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools alternative provision
- Ages
- 12 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BEACON MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST LIMITED
- Principal
- Ms Kathryn Burns
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Beacon Multi-Academy Trust Limited
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 148
- Pupils on roll
- 35
- URN
- 141006
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02084184760
About this school
Beacon Business Innovation Hub is a special academy in Ilford. It teaches children aged 12 to 19 and has 35 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
Trends over time
How Beacon Business Innovation Hub has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47 |
| 2023/24 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 24 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 52.17%
- English as an additional language
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hatton Special School0.3 miles
Special schools · Woodford Green
-
Beehive Preparatory School0.4 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
-
Stradbroke0.5 miles
Special schools
-
Snaresbrook Prep School1.3 miles
Independent schools · London
-
Apex Secondary School for Girls1.5 miles
Independent schools · Ilford
Other schools in Ilford
- Endeavour House School Special schools
- Hatchside School Free Schools
- New Rush Hall School Special schools
- Oak House School Special schools
- Redbridge Alternative Provision Local authority maintained schools
- The Constance Bridgeman Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Al-Noor Voluntary Aided Muslim Primary School Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Primary School Primary
- Cleveland Road Primary School Primary
- Clore Tikva School Primary
- Cranbrook Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beacon Business Innovation Hub teach?
- Beacon Business Innovation Hub teaches children aged 12 to 19. It is a special school in Ilford.
- Who is the principal of Beacon Business Innovation Hub?
- The principal of Beacon Business Innovation Hub is Ms Kathryn Burns, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beacon Business Innovation Hub last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beacon Business Innovation Hub, 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 Business Innovation Hub?
- Beacon Business Innovation Hub has 35 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 12 to 19.
- Is Beacon Business Innovation Hub full?
- Beacon Business Innovation Hub has capacity for 148 pupils and 35 on roll (24%), 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 Business Innovation Hub a faith school?
- No. Beacon Business Innovation Hub has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Beacon Business Innovation Hub?
- Beacon Business Innovation Hub 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.
- Does Beacon Business Innovation Hub publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Beacon Business Innovation Hub. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.