Beacon Hill Academy
High Arcal Drive, Dudley, DY3 1BP
1,117 pupils · 92% of 1,210 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- DUDLEY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Dudley
- Free school meals
- 38.9%
Ofsted
Good (2024) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 May 2024, published 9 June 2024. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 41 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 58.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 6.5% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.8 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 219 | 175 | 466 | 199 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 228 | 172 | 442 | 221 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 218 | 148 | 396 | 203 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 228 | 140 | 371 | 209 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 219 | 130 | 385 | 202 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 198 | 127 | 348 | 173 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 194 | 107 | 330 | 164 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 238 | 126 | 357 | 193 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Dormston School 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ellowes Hall Sports College 1.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bishop Milner Catholic College 1.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St James Academy 2.7 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Pegasus Academy 3.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton 3.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.