Beal High School
Academy converter secondary school in Ilford (Redbridge).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
Beal High School is at the heart of the Beacon Multi Academy Trust. We are committed to working in partnership with The Forest Academy, BBIH and NELTA – to provide high quality learning experiences for all students Beal is a mixed, community comprehensive school for students aged 11 – 18 (including a small number of 19 year olds in Year 13).
We are the largest secondary school in England, with over 2,600 (September 2018) students on roll including over 800 in the Sixth Form. Students are divided into 12 forms on entry. The vast majority of our students come from the catchment area and we celebrate the fact that our local community is ethnically diverse which is reflected in our intake.
Included on the Beal roll is the Beacon Communication School for students with a range of social communication difficulties including Autism and Asperger's syndrome. This is heavily oversubscribed and has developed a post 16 provision. Many of the students are integrated into the wider school community for academic and social experiences throughout the week.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
12 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Badminton
- Band
- Chess
- Choir
- Coding
- Dance
- Drama
- Football
- Photography
- Stem
- Textiles
- Forest School
Awards
2 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Anti-Bullying CharterRecognised award
- ArtsmarkArts and culture
Key facts
- URN
- 140575
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Redbridge
- Constituency
- Ilford North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2014
Governing body (15 current, 6 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.1 governor is linked to a profile (all confirmed).
Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Sheraz Bhatti | Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Sheraz Bhatti Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by GB/board | since 2022 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Melany Steel | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Stephen Smith Confirmed same person | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Zohaib Tariq | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Oluwafunmi Kubweza | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Kevin Howarth | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Zaid Furreedan | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Elected by parents | since 2026 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Emmanuelle Massudi | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Ms Carla Bradman | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2026 ends 2026 |
| Mr Will Mackintosh | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2024 · until 2030 |
| Ms Vij Zorba | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2030 |
| Mr Harry Williamson | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Appointed by trustees | since 2021 · until 2030 |
| Ms Yvonne Andress | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 · until 2030 |
| Ms Kathryn Burns | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 · until 2030 |
| Mr Deep Bamrah | Shared Local Governor - Establishment | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2017 · until 2030 |
| Mr Waqas Khan Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2026 |
| Mrs Ceylan Simsek Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Audrey Pereira Former | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Jennifer D'Arcy Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · term ended 2025 |
| Ms Vijdan Zorba Former | Local Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record