Beacon Lights Schools
Lister Lane, Halifax, HX1 5JL
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Yawar Mubarak
- Religious ethos
- Islam
- Constituency
- Halifax
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 147733
- Local authority
- Calderdale
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01422250560
About this school
Beacon Lights Schools is an independent school in Halifax. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 209 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Beacon Lights Schools under its current framework. 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
Beacon Lights Schools has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 17.6 | 16.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 9.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 22.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 1.1 | 1.2 |
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 Lights Schools has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Calderdale average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 39.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 17.6 | 39 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 16 | 37.3 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 120 |
| 2023/24 | 131 |
| 2024/25 | 188 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils on SEN support
- 10
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Gleddings School1.1 miles
Independent schools · Halifax
-
Stafford Hall School1.2 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Compass Community School Willow Park1.3 miles
Special schools
-
Ravenscliffe High School1.4 miles
Special schools · Halifax
-
Broadwood School1.4 miles
Special schools · Halifax
Other schools in Halifax
- The Gleddings School Independent schools
- Abbey Park Academy Primary
- All Saints' CofE Primary School Primary
- Ash Green Community Primary School Primary
- Barkisland CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill School Primary
- Bowling Green Academy Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Christ Church Pellon CofE VC Primary School Primary
- Cliffe Hill Community Primary School Primary
- Copley Primary School Primary
- Dean Field Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Beacon Lights Schools teach?
- Beacon Lights Schools teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is an independent school in Halifax.
- Who is the headteacher of Beacon Lights Schools?
- The headteacher of Beacon Lights Schools is Mr Yawar Mubarak, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Beacon Lights Schools been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Beacon Lights Schools under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Beacon Lights Schools?
- Beacon Lights Schools has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Beacon Lights Schools full?
- Beacon Lights Schools has capacity for 330 pupils and 209 on roll (63%), 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 Lights Schools a faith school?
- No. Beacon Lights Schools has no designated religious character.
- How have Beacon Lights Schools's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 17.6 in 2023/24 and 16 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Beacon Lights Schools's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beacon Lights Schools'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 24 July 2026.