The Beacon College
Special schoolThe Beacon College is a special school in Herefordshire, for pupils aged 16 to 19. It had 39 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), April 2024
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 16 April 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- 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.
The Department for Education publishes no KS2 or KS4 results for this school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Broadlands Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), October 2022. 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)30 m
- Aylestone SchoolSecondary. Requires improvement (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 40.7 (2025/26, provisional)190 m
- Hereford Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file260 m
- Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file310 m
- Hereford College of ArtsSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file380 m
- Royal National College for the BlindSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file750 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Herefordshire
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.