Question 1

Is Beacon Hill Community School a good school?

Accepted Answer

Beacon Hill is a small 11–16 state secondary in Aspatria (Wigton, Cumbria). The 2025 Ofsted inspection graded Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development as Good, with Quality of Education and Leadership and Management requiring improvement. It has a published capacity of 350.

Question 2

What are the fees at Beacon Hill Community School?

Accepted Answer

Beacon Hill is state-funded and does not charge tuition fees. Families may still need to budget for costs such as uniform, trips and other optional extras.

Question 3

Is Beacon Hill Community School oversubscribed?

Accepted Answer

The recorded admissions demand shows 46 applications for 22 offers (about 2.09 applications per place), indicating competition for places.

Question 4

What are Beacon Hill Community School’s GCSE results like?

Accepted Answer

For the current 2025 dataset, Beacon Hill has Progress 8 of -1.37 and Attainment 8 of 28.8. It also reports 13.3% achieving grade 5+ in English and maths, and 36.7% entered for EBacc with an EBacc APS of 2.5.

Question 5

Does Beacon Hill Community School have a sixth form?

Accepted Answer

No. Beacon Hill is an 11–16 school. Post-16 progression is to external sixth form, college or apprenticeship routes, supported through careers education such as work experience and guidance.

Question 6

What is the school day like at Beacon Hill Community School?

Accepted Answer

The school day runs 8:40am to 3:10pm and operates a two-week rotating timetable. Morning routines include form-time activities that can include assemblies, interventions and library time.

Question 7

Where is Beacon Hill Community School and how do students travel there?

Accepted Answer

Beacon Hill is on Market Square in Aspatria (Wigton, Cumbria). Aspatria has bus links (including Carlisle–Workington routes) and rail services that call at Aspatria on request.

GCSE Performance

Grade Distribution

State School Performance Measures

EBacc Subject Outcomes