School Summary

The Beacon School


Boys: 528
Girls: 0
Total Pupils: 528
Opened: 01-01-1954
Ofsted:
Headmaster: Nick Baker
The Beacon School
Amersham Road
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP6 5PF
Telephone: 01494433654
Website: https://www.beaconschool.co.uk

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AdministrativeWard (name): Amersham and Chesham Bois
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Boarders (name): No boarders
BoardingEstablishment (name): Does not have boarders
CCF (name): Not applicable
CHNumber:
CensusDate: 20-01-2022
CloseDate:
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County (name): Buckinghamshire
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Diocese (code): 0000
Diocese (name): Not applicable
DistrictAdministrative (code): E06000060
DistrictAdministrative (name): Buckinghamshire
EBD (name): Not applicable
Easting: 495850
EdByOther (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentAccredited (code): 0
EstablishmentAccredited (name): Not applicable
EstablishmentName: The Beacon School
EstablishmentNumber: 6029
EstablishmentStatus (code): 1
EstablishmentStatus (name): Open
EstablishmentTypeGroup (code): 3
EstablishmentTypeGroup (name): Independent schools
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FSM: 0
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GOR (code): J
GOR (name): South East
GSSLACode (name): E06000060
Gender (code): 1
Gender (name): Boys
HeadFirstName: Nick
HeadLastName: Baker
HeadPreferredJobTitle: Headmaster
HeadTitle (name): Mr
InspectorateName (name): ISI
InspectorateReport:
LA (code): 825
LA (name): Buckinghamshire
LSOA (code): E01017765
LSOA (name): Buckinghamshire 032F
LastChangedDate: 23-05-2023
Locality: Chesham Bois
MSOA (code): E02003681
MSOA (name): Buckinghamshire 032
NextInspectionVisit:
Northing: 199673
NumberOfBoys: 528
NumberOfGirls: 0
NumberOfPupils: 528
NurseryProvision (name): Has Nursery Classes
OfficialSixthForm (code): 2
OfficialSixthForm (name): Does not have a sixth form
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OfstedSpecialMeasures (name): Not applicable
OpenDate: 01-01-1954
ParliamentaryConstituency (code): E14000631
ParliamentaryConstituency (name): Chesham and Amersham
PercentageFSM: 0.0
PhaseOfEducation (code): 0
PhaseOfEducation (name): Not applicable
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Postcode: HP6 5PF
PreviousEstablishmentNumber: 6046
PreviousLA (code): 904
PreviousLA (name): Pre LGR (1997) Buckinghamshire
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RSCRegion (name): North-West London and South-Central England
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentClosed (name): Not applicable
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (code): 00
ReasonEstablishmentOpened (name): Not applicable
ReligiousCharacter (code): 06
ReligiousCharacter (name): None
ReligiousEthos (name): Church of England
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SENNoStat: 93
SENPRU (name): Not applicable
SENStat: 0
SchoolCapacity: 570
SchoolSponsorFlag (name): Not applicable
SchoolSponsors (name):
SchoolWebsite: www.beaconschool.co.uk
Section41Approved (name): Not approved
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SpecialClasses (code): 2
SpecialClasses (name): No Special Classes
StatutoryHighAge: 13
StatutoryLowAge: 3
Street: Amersham Road
TeenMoth (name): Not applicable
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TelephoneNum: 01494433654
Town: Amersham
TrustSchoolFlag (code): 0
TrustSchoolFlag (name): Not applicable
Trusts (code):
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TypeOfEstablishment (code): 11
TypeOfEstablishment (name): Other independent school
TypeOfResourcedProvision (name):
UKPRN: 10018609
UPRN: 100081185704
URN: 110553
UrbanRural (code): C1
UrbanRural (name): (England/Wales) Urban city and town
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