Beacon Hill Community School, Wigton

In 2026, pupils at Beacon Hill Community School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 37.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 40.4 in Cumberland and 47 across England.

33% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 32% in Cumberland and 47% in England.

That is up from 28.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -1.37: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 10 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 34 families put Beacon Hill Community School as their first choice and 65 named it as one of their preferences, for 34 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

25 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beacon Hill Community School (as of September 2025): 84% would recommend the school, 92% say their child is happy there and 82% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (92%); the weakest, that the school has high expectations for their child (72%).

Of the 32 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 72% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 63% to a further education college, 3% to an apprenticeship and 13% into work.

43% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 1.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 43 pupils (31.9%) received SEN support and 6 (4.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Beacon Hill Community School had 19 teachers in 2026, one for every 7 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.

The nearest railway station is Station Entrance, about 580 metres away (roughly a 7-minute walk).

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Library (at), 70 metres away.

In 2024/25, Beacon Hill Community School issued 14 suspensions, 10.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Beacon Hill Community School are Richmond Hill School (0.5 miles), St Matthew's CofE School (1.5 miles), Oughterside Primary School (1.6 miles) and Plumbland CofE School (1.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.