Beal High School
Beal High School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Redbridge, Greater London, England. The school begins at Year 7 and continues with compulsory schooling through Year 11. Years 12 and 13 form the optional sixth form. In 2014, a business hub and media block were added. The school also has a Communications and Learning Department (CLD Unit) for students on the autistic spectrum. Beal High School is also the sponsor of The Forest Academy (formerly Hainault Forest High School), and the Beacon Business Innovation Hub (BBIH). These schools, alongside the  autistic provision form the Beacon Multi Academy Trust. History. The school converted to academy status on 1 February 2014. The name of the Trust changed from Beal Multi-Academy Trust to Beacon Multi-Academy Trust in 2016. Students. Most of Beal's students come from Park hill Primary School, Redbridge Primary School, Glade Primary School, Gearies Junior School, Highlands, Grangewood Independent School. The uniform is a light tan brown for years seven to nine and a dark brown for years ten to eleven. Year 12 and 13 students studying in the sixth form have a uniform code of business wear , as opposed to previously having a navy blue uniform. In September 2013, the school increased to twelve forms of entry (360 in each year group). Staff. The headteacher is Kathryn Burns. The headteacher before was Miss Wilmot. John Manuel, who preceded Wilmot, became head of the Grammar School in 1972 and oversaw the transition from Grammar to Comprehensive. The last Head of Beal, as purely a Grammar school, was Dr. Elvet Lewis (1904–81). In March 2016, it was announced that Sue Snowdon was to retire from her position as Headteacher in April 2016. In December 2006, the school was designated  as a 'Highly Achieving Specialist School'. Ofsted rate the school as Outstanding. In 2020, Preeyesh Bhadresha, a maths teacher and a former pupil at Beal, was awarded STEM Teacher of the Year for Redbridge and Newham during the London Teacher of the Year awards ceremony. The school offers extra-curricular activities including a radio station 'Radio XL' that broadcasts locally for a week each year, and musical theatre productions. Students get the chance to participate in debating, enterprise activities a wide range of sport teams and musical groups.