Barr Beacon School
Secondary school in Walsall. Good (Nov 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 22 November 2022, report published 15 January 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2026
The last inspection was in November 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. That’s within the next six months.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 1.3 milesFortis Academy
Good (Oct 2023)
- 1.4 milesQ3 Academy Great Barr
School remains Good (Sep 2022)
- 1.4 milesCardinal Wiseman Catholic School
Report card, Apr 2026: 5 strong, 1 expected
- 1.5 milesThe Streetly Academy
Good (Oct 2022)
- 1.5 milesArena Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Nov 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.