Barr Beacon School

Barr Beacon School
Established c. 1954
Closed c. 2018
Type Academy
Headteacher Lynsey Draycott
Chair Tracy Wilson
Location Old Hall Lane
Walsall
West Midlands
WS9 0RF
England
52°33′40″N 1°54′54″W / 52.561109°N 1.914953°W / 52.561109; -1.914953Coordinates: 52°33′40″N 1°54′54″W / 52.561109°N 1.914953°W / 52.561109; -1.914953
Local authority Walsall
DfE URN 136885 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Staff 99 and counting
Students 1,525
Gender Coeducational
Ages 11–18
Houses Malvern, Wrekin, Clent, Bredon
Colours Gold, Blue, Green and Red
Website Official school site

Barr Beacon School, formerly Barr Beacon Language College, was a mixed secondary school in Walsall, England, which acquired Academy status in 2011, when it readopted the school's original name: Barr Beacon School. It takes this name from the adjacent hill, Barr Beacon. The school was designated a specialist Language College in September 2003 and, although it does not have this designation today, it continues to value the place of modern foreign languages in the curriculum. It has over 1500 pupils, including a sixth form of approximately 200.[1]

The school, taken over by Dame Maureen Brennan in 2007 Maureen Brennan, was rated 'Outstanding' in its Ofsted inspection of January 2014.[1]

History

The school was built to serve the adjacent Pheasey Estate,[2] and opened in 1958 under the same headmastership as Aldridge Grammar School. In 1960 it had its own headmaster, Mr. Tyas, Deputy Head, Mr Brown as an 11-15 plus 1 year GCE O Level secondary modern school for 300 pupils before converting to a 13-18 comprehensive in September 1972 under the reorganisation of schools in Aldridge-Brownhills, there urban district that was absorbed into the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall in 1974. However, it reorganised into an 11-18 school in September 1986, and has retained that age range ever since.

In 2007, Dame Maureen Brennan took over the running of Barr Beacons and transformed it into a successful school. She has transformed the school to what it is. 10 years after she joined, she joined the Matrix Academy Trust and Lynsey Draycott took over.

Subjects

Subjects studied at Barr Beacon (Official 17/06/18.) African Studies, Textiles (taught by Christabel Harper), Gender studies, English Literature, English Language, Maths, Languages (German, French, Italian, Spanish, Punjabi and Korean, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Child development, ICT.

Construction

The building was initial planned and constructed by Ian Woodley Associates with actual construction beginning on March 1951. Actual construction was completed by an emalangation of Ian Woodley Associates, Gaz Baldwin plastering limited and Whalley Forklift rentals. The first building ( currently A block) was completed before schedule in late 1952 and the final block originally planned (currently D block) being completed on time in 1954 ready for teaching in the same year.

References

  1. 1 2 "Barr Beacon School Inspection report" (pdf). Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills. 2014. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  2. ↑ Hammond, Joyce (1994). I Remember Pheasey. Walsall: Walsall Local History Centre. ISBN 978-0-946652-33-4.
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