Beacon Hill Primary School, Hindhead
Beacon Hill Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Hindhead, part of Weydon Multi Academy Trust. It was 77% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Surrey (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Beacon Hill Primary School in detail
Beacon Hill Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "A very warm welcome to Beacon Hill Primary School. At Beacon Hill, we celebrate what makes every child unique. We are dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing, inclusive and inspiring environment where every child feels valued, heard and supported to achieve their full potential."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Beacon Hill Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, as Beacon Hill Community Primary School (URN 124978), 76% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Beacon Hill Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 17 families put Beacon Hill Primary School as their first choice and 45 named it as one of their preferences, for 20 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Beacon Hill Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Beacon Hill Primary School are Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 81% reading, 77% maths); St John's CofE Aided Infant School (1.5 miles, Good); Shottermill Junior School (2.3 miles, Good, 82% reading, 82% maths); and Shottermill Infant School (2.5 miles, Good).
Grayshott Church of England Controlled Primary SchoolSt John's CofE Aided Infant SchoolShottermill Junior SchoolShottermill Infant School
The trust
Beacon Hill Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Weydon Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.
Who goes there
11.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Haslemere Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beacon Hill Community School (ne-bound), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beacon Hill Primary School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 27 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Surrey (76).
Suspensions and exclusions
Beacon Hill Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Beacon Hill Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Beacon Hill Community Primary School (URN 124978), it was rated Good in April 2013.
At a Glance
11.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
26.6
Avg class size
25.3
Infant (KS1)
27.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
Results at Beacon Hill Community Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published for Beacon Hill Community Primary School (URN 124978), the school Beacon Hill Primary School replaced. There are no figures for Beacon Hill Primary School yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 61% to 76% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Beacon Hill Primary School
Term dates
Beacon Hill Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Surrey's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Beacon Hill Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Beacon Hill Primary School is in Surrey; for families living there:
- Surrey's school travel policy: Travel Assistance Policy for under 16s
- How to apply: Apply online for under 16 travel help
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Beacon Hill Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
77%
Available places
184 pupils
240 places
56 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Hindhead
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Hindhead
Across Surrey council
Places available
13,004
Applications
11,426
Got 1st preference
89.8%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Surrey council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
22
SEN Support
6
EHC Plans
15.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
186
Total Pupils
90
Boys
96
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
18.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£48,896
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,738
Per pupil
£1171k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.4%
Overall absence
7.2%
Persistent absence
167
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Beacon Hill Primary School
Are there exam results for Beacon Hill Primary School?
Beacon Hill Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, as Beacon Hill Community Primary School (URN 124978), 76% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Beacon Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Beacon Hill Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in November 2024. Before that, as Beacon Hill Community Primary School (URN 124978), it was rated Good in April 2013.
What is the catchment area for Beacon Hill Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Beacon Hill Primary School is oversubscribed, Surrey allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Beacon Hill Primary School?
Beacon Hill Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 77% of its 240 places.
How big are the classes at Beacon Hill Primary School?
Classes at Beacon Hill Primary School average 26.6 pupils (2025/26). 2 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Beacon Hill Primary School?
Beacon Hill Primary School has around 186 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Beacon Hill Primary School?
4.4% of sessions were missed at Beacon Hill Primary School in 2024/25. 7.2% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Beacon Hill Primary School?
Apply through Surrey's coordinated admissions process, naming Beacon Hill Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Beacon Hill Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Surrey is 13 (the median across 521 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Beacon Hill Primary School?
Beacon Hill Primary School is at Beacon Hill Road, Hindhead, Surrey, GU26 6NR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)