Beacon High is a

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for 11-16-year-olds in the Tufnell Park area, located in the

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, England. Beacon High is a member of the Islington Futures Federation of Community Schools and the Islington Sixth Form Partnership. In the school's most recent Ofsted report, it described the school's leadership and management as Good

History

The school was first established in September 1907 by

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as a boys' school named Camden Secondary School for Boys. In 1927, it changed its name to Holloway County Grammar School and then to Holloway Comprehensive School. The Old Camdenians Club
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Governance

In September 2018, the Governing Body was dissolved and the governance of the school was taken over by the expanded federation of Elizabeth Garrett Anderson and Copenhagen Schools. In June 2019, Holloway School was rebranded as Beacon High. Islington Futures was a federation of four community schools: EGA, Beacon High School, Copenhagen Primary School and Vittoria Primary School and was established in September 2018. Jo Dibb was the Executive Headteacher of the Islington Futures Federation. The Federation was disbanded in December of 2023. In June 2025, Beacon High launched consultation on proposals to join the Lift Schools group of schools as an academy.

Present

Beacon High offers

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as programmes of study for pupils. Although the school does not operate its own

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, graduating pupils are guaranteed a place at

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through the City and Islington Sixth Form Consortium. Alan Streeter has been the school's Headteacher since 2018, having previously served as interim Head at the former Holloway School.

Notable former pupils

References

External links

Beacon High official website
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