The Beacon School, Banstead
| Established | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy |
| Religion | Mixed |
| Principal | Mr Russell Bennett |
| Chair | Mr P Latham |
| Location |
Picquets Way Banstead Surrey SM7 1AG  EnglandCoordinates: 51°18′55″N 0°12′55″W / 51.315214°N 0.215144°W |
| Local authority | Surrey County Council[1] |
| DfE number | 936/5406 |
| DfE URN | 137735 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 120 (Approx.) |
| Students | 1216[1] as of September 2015 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Dark Blue |
The Beacon School, Picquets Way, is a mixed academy school located in Banstead, Surrey, United Kingdom.[1] The school is a specialist media arts college and was equipped with state-of-the-art technology when the school gained its media arts status. The school's headteacher was Ms Croke,[1] from 2010-2015. The current head is Mr Russell Bennett. After several years, the school has elected year 13 students to be school prefects who fit the roles of Head Boy, Deputy Head Boy, Head Girl and Deputy Head Girl for 2011.
Uniform
Uniform for boys consists of black trousers, white shirt, tie. Girls' uniform consists of black knee-length skirt or trousers, Beacon blue and white striped blouse, if wearing a skirt they must wear black opaque tights. All students are expected to have a navy blue pullover with Beacon logo in their house colours (Green for Explorer, blue for Atlantis, red for Discovery and Purple for Endeavour) on its left hand breast. Students are not allowed to wear unusual hairstyles, with their hair needing to be deemed a natural shade, or jewellery. During the final half term of the year, the boys are allowed to wear polo shirts that also have the Beacon's logo in their house colour, but girls are still expected to wear tights if they choose to wear skirts. During this time of the year all students are not expected to wear their jumpers.[2]
Notable former teachers
- Romesh Ranganathan - Comedian (Maths teacher)
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Edubase record - Establishment: The Beacon School". Department for Education. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
- ↑ "Uniform Policy" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-01-29.
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