Beacon Hill Community School
Community school in Wigton, Cumberland.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 11 to 16 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Non-selective |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 135 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 350 |
| Free school meals | 43.00% |
| Local authority | Cumberland |
| Address | Market Square, Aspatria, Wigton, Cumbria, CA7 3EZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://beaconhill.cumbria.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01697320509 |
| URN | 112375 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 24 June 2025, published 9 September 2025:
| Overall effectiveness | Not given (single-word overall grades were not awarded from September 2024) |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Planning for university
Work out your UCAS Tariff points from predicted A level grades with our UCAS points calculator.
Nearby schools
- Cockermouth School (secondary school, about 10.8 km)
- Netherhall School (secondary school, about 11.1 km)
- Solway Community School (secondary school, about 12.5 km)
- The Nelson Thomlinson School (secondary school, about 13.1 km)
- Workington Academy (secondary school, about 18.7 km)
- St Josephs Catholic High School, Workington (secondary school, about 19.4 km)
- Energy Coast UTC (secondary school, about 20.4 km)
- Keswick School (secondary school, about 21.2 km)
Browse: Secondary schools in Cumberland
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.