Beacon Hill Community School, Wigton
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This school provides a calm, welcoming environment where pupils thrive socially and emotionally. Staff work hard to support pupils' attendance and behaviour, and the school offers excellent enrichment through outdoor activities, trips, and leadership opportunities. Pupils receive strong careers guidance and real work experience to prepare them for their future.
Key Strengths
- Strong behaviour and positive relationships between staff and pupils
- Effective pastoral support for pupils with challenging behaviour
- Excellent enrichment opportunities including outdoor activities, trips, and leadership roles
- Good support for improving pupil attendance
- High-quality careers advice and work experience opportunities
Areas for Improvement
- Some subjects in key stage 3 do not teach the full national curriculum content
- Inconsistent delivery of the curriculum across subjects means some pupils do not learn as well as they should
- Teachers do not always check pupils have understood before moving to new topics, leaving misconceptions unaddressed
- Reading support is not fully embedded or implemented consistently across school
- Some pupils with SEND do not receive consistent adaptations to help them learn
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture around pupil safety.
Extracurricular Activities
Mountain biking, skiing, theatre trips, science activities, robotics activities, Cumbrian award, prefect roles, sports leader roles, work experience, mock interviews
Beacon Hill Community School is a safe and welcoming secondary school where pupils behave well and enjoy learning. However, the quality of education requires improvement because the curriculum is not consistently delivered across all subjects and some pupils do not have access to the full national curriculum.
At a Glance
43.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
25 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
16.8
Avg class size
6
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
39%
Available places
135 pupils
350 capacity
215 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wigton
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wigton
Admissions Demand - Cumberland
Places available
3,150
Applications
2,811
Got 1st preference
97.2%
Got preferred school
99.4%
Secondary admissions across Cumberland (2025/26)
Inspection History(15)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
9.56221%
Overall absence
21.98582%
Persistent absence
141
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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