Barr Beacon School hosted its annual Awards Evening 13th November at Sutton Town Hall,  we welcomed parents, carers and staff to celebrate the achievements of our pupils.  Our pianist Priya, year 10 welcomed the guests upon arrival and opened the evening with a captivating solo piano performance, followed by the school choir and a solo piece by Miley, Year 10.

The guest speaker, former Barr Beacon student Ethan Saunders, shared his inspiring journey of overcoming setbacks, and self-doubt, which shaped his resilience and confidence. He highlighted the importance of taking opportunities, seeking support and pushing yourself when things feel difficult. Ethan now works for the BBC as a journalist in radio and broadcasting.  He inspired his young audience with his message of reassurance. 

The ceremony celebrated excellence across a wide range of achievements, including the prestigious House Cup Awards which were awarded to: Bredon House to Clark, Clent House to Finley, Malvern House to Leya and Wrekin House to Rohan all pupils are in Year 11. 

Special awards presented included Victrix Ludorum to Keira, Year 11, Resilience Award to Alexandra, Year 11, Services to the School Award to Krisha , Year 11, Rising Star Award to Ro-Ann, Year 11, Clive Mills Award for A Level Mathematics to Joshua, Year 13, Cadet of the Year to Isabelle, Year 12 and 100% Attendance to Gurleen Year 13.  Gurleen has achieved 100% attendance over 5 years!

The evening was a wonderful celebration of student talent, hard work and dedication, highlighting both academic and extracurricular successes across the school community.

All we want for Christmas is you! There are just two weeks to go to maintain your excellent attendance and get your name in our fabulous prize draw. The draw takes place during the final week of term and only those present that day are eligible for one of our fabulous prizes.

Pupils came together this week to reflect on what they are grateful for.  Pupils made a donation towards our Trust Charity Papyrus to make Christmas decorations for our school Christmas Tree.  Over 200 pupils from across the school participated to raise £206.00 in just one hour towards our school total.  Here are some photos of the designs and the final display.

We're now able to share some of the superb work that our Key Stage 4 students produced for their course last year.  

Our Y11 pupils took part in our annual Next Steps Day event, heading out to BMET colleges to explore the wide range of post-16 courses available to them. From Architecture and Engineering to Sport and Performing Arts, pupils were able to experience first-hand the incredible variety of pathways open to them after Year 11.

We’re also proud that many our pupils chose to stay on-site to learn more about the fantastic Key Stage 5 courses available here at Barr Beacon School. Staff were on hand to answer questions, discuss subject options, and ensure each pupil felt confident about the next stage of their educational journey.

Well done, Year 11—you took full advantage of the opportunities, and we couldn’t be prouder!

This year we’re giving back for Christmas. To support our local community, we are inviting pupils, families and staff to donate an item required by our local food bank. If you would like to take part please pick up a tag from our tree in reception and make your donation by 12th December.

Our Year 13 students once again had a great time participating in the Lord Mayor’s Sixth Form Mega Quiz, which sees teams of students from Sixth Form’s across the West Midlands compete in 10 tricky rounds of questions. Topics this year covered Geography, Music, Mathematics, Physics, Modern History and more. It was a lovely opportunity for our students to not only raise money for charity but also to meet students from other Sixth Forms in the local area.

Students at Barr Beacon School have been offered the opportunity to participate in a Walsall schools cross country event, on Friday 9^th January. To ensure we are as prepared as possible for this, we would like to ask all students that are interested in taking part in this event, express their desire to participate to Mr Cusworth, as soon as possible. The competition categories are as follows:

Year 7 girls (2000m)

Year 7 boys (3000m)

Year 8/9 girls (3000m)

Year 8/9 boys (4000m)

Year 10/11 girls (3000m)

Year 10/11 boys (5000m)

Further details surrounding this event will be shared in due course.