Bishop Milner Catholic College
Academy converter · sixth form · 798 pupils
86% stayed in education · Attainment 8 45.9
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Beacon Hill Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 1,117of 1,210 places
- Free school meals
- 38.9%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 185
- Ofsted
- Good, 8 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The High Arcal School (URN 103873, until 1 December 2011).
What the data says
Beacon Hill Academy has no sixth form. Of the 165 pupils who finished Year 11 there in 2023, 6% moved to a sixth form college, 70% to a further education college and 5% started an apprenticeship.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 41.0 against 46.1 across England and 43.0 in Dudley, with 46% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Languages are a small part of the curriculum here: entries in French add up to 10% of the year group, and 7% of pupils entered the full EBacc set of subjects (England 41%).
As an 11–16 school, Beacon Hill Academy is judged on where pupils go at 16 rather than on A level results.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Dudley and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | Beacon Hill Academy | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 165 | 3,412 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 86% | 90% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 78% | 84% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 1% | 12% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 6% | 12% | 13% |
| — further education college | 70% | 59% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 1% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 3% | 3% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Beacon Hill Academy | Dudley | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 41.0 | 43.0 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 41% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 58% | 61% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 7% | 31% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 | 3.69 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 38% | 30% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 30.9 | 32.1 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 47.1 | 47.6 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 4% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Literature | 178 | 96% | 86% | 10% | 21% | 61% |
| Mathematics | 178 | 96% | 88% | 15% | 22% | 65% |
| English Language | 177 | 96% | 89% | 10% | 20% | 65% |
| Combined Science | 174 | 94% | 65% | 9% | 9% | 54% |
| History | 91 | 49% | 41% | 10% | 26% | 35% |
| Geography | 56 | 30% | 41% | 18% | 25% | 64% |
| Business Studies | 52 | 28% | 18% | 13% | 20% | 67% |
| Fine Art | 28 | 15% | 9% | 32% | 28% | 93% |
| Computer Science | 27 | 15% | 13% | 19% | 30% | 67% |
| French | 19 | 10% | 18% | 26% | 29% | 79% |
| 3D Design | 14 | 8% | 2% | 14% | 16% | 79% |
| Design and Technology | 10 | 5% | 11% | 20% | 23% | 70% |
| Biology | 1 | 1% | 23% | — | 45% | — |
| Citizenship Studies | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 19% | — |
| Religious Studies | 1 | 1% | 31% | — | 32% | — |
| Art and Design | 1 | 1% | 7% | — | 24% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Engineering | 48 | — | — |
| Sports Studies | 47 | — | — |
| Childcare Skills | 33 | — | — |
| Health Studies | 26 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 17 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 17 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 16 | — | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 15 | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.