Our Year 13 students gathered at their Leavers’ Ball to celebrate the end of the examination period and to mark the end of their journey with us.  

The black-tie event was held in Birmingham on Friday 28^th June 2024.  Students were beautifully dressed in their tuxedos and glamorous dresses.

The evening consisted of a drinks reception, a 3-course meal, speeches from our Head Students and a ‘fun’ awards ceremony.  Once all the formalities were over, students enjoyed the 360-degree video booth, the photobooth, showing off their best karaoke performances and dancing the night away to a range of music genres, including some of the old-time favourites!

It was lovely to see the students looking so relaxed post examinations.  We are proud of how hard they have worked and we are looking forward to celebrating with them one last time on Results Day (Thursday 15^th August 2024).

Here are a few comments from the students:

“Wow!  The room looks amazing!  I wasn’t expecting this.”

“Thank you for such a great evening!  We seriously had the best night ever!  We had a blast, especially on the karaoke!”

”I really enjoyed Friday night and wanted to thank you Miss, for all the effort that you have put into our year group.”

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Beacon played against Grace Academy on the 19th of June. The game started off with K. Jacques scoring first for Beacon and the score was 1-0. However, Grace Academy came back in the first half and the half ended 5-1 to Grace Academy.

But it was not over...

The second half started and Beacon were not ready to give up. Within 2 minutes, Beacon found the back of the net through C. Turner and the score was now 5-2. With Beacon's pressure building on Grace Academy, the come back was on. With 20 minutes left to go, Beacon found the net again through the right foot of R. Cooper. The Beacon lads were coming back with a vengeance. Time was running out and Grace were still ahead by 2 goals, so Beacon with relentless pressure, managed to find the Back of the net yet again!

This relentless pressure paid off as C. Turner found the back of the net yet again and the players were full of excitement and determination to claw this back. One more goal would send the game to penalties. Unthinkably,  late in the game, Grace Academy found a new sense of purpose and piled on the pressure. However, with the strong back line of K. Shergill, A. Hadley, J. Gillon and R. Silver, they were able to quickly put a stop to each attack.

In the dying minutes of the game, K. Jacques won a penalty and this was the chance Beacon needed to send the game to penalties. Calm and composed, C. Turner stepped up to the challenge and smoothly slotted the ball in the back of the net, to tie the game and secure his hat trick.

We had made it to penalties. The order was chosen and Beacon were confident they could secure the victory.

Beacon took their first penalty and the hat trick hero stepped up to the spot. Without any doubt, C. Turner put Beacon up 1-0. The pressure was on Grace and Barr Beacon pupils put faith in S. Bushell who stepped up as GK for the penalties. Unfortunately, with a diving effort, the ball slipped through the tip of his fingers. The score was now 1-1. S. chahal stepped up next and calmly put it past Grace Academy’s keeper to take us to 2-1. The pressure was back on Grace’s number 10 and as he stepped up, S. Bushell pushed it around the post giving the advantage to Beacon. The score was still 2-1. A. Hussain stepped up next to try and give Beacon a bigger advantage. However, with a diving effort from the keeper he saved the shot and this gave Grace the opportunity to get back into the shoot-out. Their winger stepped up and smashed it into the bottom left corner, making the score 2-2. We were down to the last 2 penalty takers from each team and the next penalty was taken by K. Shergill. With a nonchalant walk up to the ball he calmly slotted it into the back of the net. The score was now 3-3 and Beacon had the chance to win the game. The pressure was rising and Grace wanted to win the game with the next 2 penalties. The captain stepped up and put it past S. Bushell to level to score and put the pressure on our next penalty taker. K. Jacques stepped up to take the final kick for Beacon and there was nothing but composure. With a powerful strike, Kai slotted the ball into the bottom right corner giving Graces goalkeeper no chance to get down to the ball. The final result on penalties was 4-3 and Barr Beacon were champions!!!

On Friday 21^st June Barr Beacon School made the relatively short journey to take part in the annual Sports Day at Alexander Stadium. The day commenced with all participants taking to the track to run a lap to help them soak up the atmosphere and help prepare them for the events that lay ahead. 

Throughout the day students displayed remarkable skill and determination in every track and field event ranging from the fast pace of the 400m to the explosiveness of the shot put with pupils working tirelessly to contribute to the ongoing house points total.

However, what made the day truly special was the unwavering camaraderie and sportsmanship on shown across all participants and Houses alike, as all pupils were cheered during their events regardless of the colour of their bib.

Special mentions must go to the following pupils who went above and beyond what was expected of them as they were able to go the extra mile and win several events throughout the day showing their dedication and resilience to do all they could to secure the house cup.

• V.Sandhar (200m, Long Jump, High Jump)
• A.Foster (100m, 200m, 400m)
• D.Trow (400m, 800m, 1500m)
• R.Child (400m, 800m, 1500m)
• A.Edwards-Manning (100m, Long Jump, Javelin)

By the time Sports Day had come to an end it was clear that it has been an unwavering success with Bredon being crowned the Sports Day Champions.

The success of Sports Day is a testament to the exceptional sportsmanship of each and every pupil that took part, either physically or within the stands. Each pupil and member of staff played a vital role in creating an unforgettable event. Roll on Sports Day 2025.  

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Year 10 Football Cup Final - Barr Beacon 2-5 Walsall Academy

Match Report: Walsall started the game extremely well with a beautiful worked goal for their left winger. After an avoidable mistake at the back for Barr Beacon it was the left winger who pulled out Walsall’s second of the day. Shortly after a counter attack Barr beacon put K.Jacques through, after dribbling past the keeper he hit the side

After half time Beacon came out stronger than ever and with beautiful passing and teamwork it was O.Nash to take the ball round the keeper like he wasn’t there and place the ball into the goal. After another 10 minutes of domination in Beacon’s favour the players had thought they had done it with a shot blocked of the line from N.Siadatan. It was then Walsall’s turn and with a swift counter attack and an unbelievable dribble from the Walsall’s number 10 resulted in the 3rd goal for Walsall. After a 4th goal went in for Walsall, Beacon’s heads dropped and Walsall’s score turned from 4 to 5. Very late into injury time L. Kemp pulled of a consolation goal after a poor pass from the opposition keeper.

Next up:  Barr Beacon Year 10 v Grace Academy Darlaston

Maths Paper Society:

“Just wanted to say that we had 36 year 10 pupils in the maths paper society extra-curricular club on 6^th June!”

When does this happen? - Thursdays after school with the Maths Department

Our pupils said:

"Good Vibes"

"I like playing EAFC24 on the PS5”

"There are 2 Nintendo Switch's"

“It’s fun and enjoyable, I get to meet new people and play games”