The Beacon College
Eastnor Drive, Hereford, HR1 1NZ
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 16 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Appleton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 39
- URN
- 148636
- Local authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01432353204
About this school
The Beacon College is a special academy in Hereford. It teaches children aged 16 to 19 and has 39 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Beacon College, and its latest judgement is set out 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
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How The Beacon College 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 | 43 |
| 2023/24 | 43 |
| 2024/25 | 43 |
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%
- English as an additional language
- 4.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Royal National College for the Blind0.5 miles
Other types · Hereford
-
Barrs Court School0.5 miles
Academies · Hereford
-
Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service0.8 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Hereford
-
Hereford Cathedral School With A Junior School1.0 miles
Independent schools · Hereford
-
Pathway Schools Limited1.4 miles
Special schools · Hereford
Other schools in Hereford
- Barrs Court School Academies
- Blackmarston School Academies
- Compass Community School Hereford Special schools
- G.E.M Hereford Special schools
- Herefordshire Pupil Referral Service Local authority maintained schools
- Pathway Schools Limited Special schools
- Pathway Schools Limited Special schools
- Royal National College for the Blind Other types
- The Brookfield School Academies
- Almeley Primary School Primary
- Broadlands Primary School Primary
- Burghill Community Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Beacon College teach?
- The Beacon College teaches children aged 16 to 19. It is a special school in Hereford.
- Who is the headteacher of The Beacon College?
- The headteacher of The Beacon College is Mrs Lisa Appleton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Beacon College been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Beacon College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Beacon College?
- The Beacon College has 39 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 16 to 19.
- Is The Beacon College full?
- The Beacon College has capacity for 60 pupils and 39 on roll (65%), 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 The Beacon College a faith school?
- No. The Beacon College has no designated religious character.
- Is The Beacon College a selective school?
- No. The Beacon College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Beacon College part of an academy trust?
- The Beacon College is part of ACCORDIA ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does The Beacon College publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for The Beacon College. 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 10 July 2026.