Barr Beacon School
Secondary schoolBarr Beacon School is a secondary school in Walsall, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 1,469 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), November 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 22 November 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Barr Beacon School was 50.4, against 42.7 in Walsall and 46.2 in England.
56.9% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Walsall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 50.4 | 42.7 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 56.9% | 38.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 77.5% | 57.4% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 253 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Pheasey Park Farm Primary School and Early Years CentrePrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)660 m
- Meadow View AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, September 20221 km
- Sundridge Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.4 km
- St Margaret's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), June 2022. 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
- Whitecrest Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.6 km
- Lindens AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2023, before the school changed1.9 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Walsall
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).