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Open Events

We look forward to welcoming you and your family to Beacon Academy. Our planned future open events are listed below.

Bookings for the Year 6 Open Morning Tours and Sixth Form Taster Sessions have not yet opened. To be notified when bookings are available in September, please complete the form below to register your interest, and we will contact you directly.

Open Event at our Beeches site for Years 7-11:
Saturday 4 October 2025, 9:30am to 12:30pm (no booking required)

Open Event at our Sixth Form Centre:
Saturday 4 October 2025, 10:30am to 1:30pm (no booking required)

Year 6 Open Morning Tours:
Monday 6 to Friday 10 October 2025, 8:45am to 11:00am (booking essential)

Sixth Form Taster Sessions:
Monday 13 to Friday 17 October 2025 (booking essential)

Register Your Interest in our Open Events


Whole School Open Event: Saturday 4 October 2025

Our next interactive whole school Open Event at both our Beeches site and our Sixth Form site will take place on Saturday 4 October 2025.

This popular event provides visitors with the chance to explore every aspect of life at Beacon Academy and discover what we can offer your child to ensure they make the best progress possible within our supportive, challenging and stimulating environment.

At our Beeches site for Years 7 - 11, visitors are invited to explore our facilities, try lots of fun activities and meet students, departmental staff, and our Senior Team. Visitors will have the opportunity to attend a presentation in Beeches Main Hall led by our Headteacher, Keith Slattery, and other key members of staff involved in supporting children making the transition from primary to secondary school. Prospective students in Years 5 and 6 and their families are encouraged to attend.

At our dedicated Sixth Form Centre on Green Lane, we invite prospective Sixth Form students and their parents or carers to meet and talk with enthusiastic subject leaders and members of the Sixth Form team about the excellent range of courses and opportunities we offer post-16. Visitors are able to explore our facilities, attend talks in the Main Hall and student-led presentations and discover how we can help you to combine your skills and interests into the package that is right for you. Prospective Year 10 and 11 students and their parents and carers are encouraged to attend this event.

Booking is not required for our whole school Open Event.

Open Morning Tours for Year 6

Our bookable Year 6 Open Morning Tours will take place from Monday 6 October to Friday 10 October. Led by our Student Ambassadors, prospective students in Year 6 and their parents and carers will have the opportunity to see Beacon Academy on a normal working day to observe the school in action and meet key members of staff involved in the transition of students from primary to secondary education.

All sessions start with arrival and registration in Beeches Main Hall at 8:45am with tours leaving promptly at 9:00am. After visiting lesson one with your student guides, visitors are invited to stay for refreshments and the chance to talk with members of the Senior Leadership Team, key staff, and current students.

Booking is essential for our Year 6 Open Morning Tours as numbers are limited. Bookings will open in September 2025.

Please contact opendays@beacon-academy.org with any questions.


Sixth Form Open Event and Taster Sessions

Our next Sixth Form Open Event will take place on Saturday 4 October 2025, from 10:30am to 1:30pm. This event presents an opportunity for prospective students and their parents or carers to visit our Sixth Form Centre to discover more about the wide range of courses we offer and the outstanding pastoral care and expert guidance available to our Sixth Form students as they develop as independent learners and prepare to progress to the most prestigious universities, degree and higher apprenticeships, training or employment.

In addition to our Sixth Form Open Event, we are offering taster sessions to help students to find out more about the courses they might be considering. These bookable sessions will run after school from Monday 13 October to Friday 17 October 2025. Bookings will open in September 2025.

We encourage prospective students and families to visit our Sixth Form Open Event page, to explore online resources including subject presentations created by Heads of Department, detailed course information and videos showcasing testimonials from current and former students about life at Beacon Academy Sixth Form.


Applications for September 2026

The arrangements for the admission of Year 6 children to Beacon Academy are made by East Sussex County Council. You must apply online via their website when the application window opens in September.

The deadline for applications for Year 7 September 2026 is 31 October 2025.

Please visit our Admissions page for further information. If you have any questions, please contact the Admissions Coordinator, Mrs Sabrina Allcorn, at admissions@beacon-academy.org.

For information about applications to Beacon Academy Sixth Form, please visit our Sixth Form Applications page or contact the Sixth Form Manager, Mrs Amanda Hilton, on 01892 603018 or a.hilton@beacon-academy.org.


Explore our school

A wide range of resources designed to reassure and support children preparing to make the move to secondary school are available to view online via this page and our Year 6 into Year 7 Transition Portal.

If you require any further information or guidance in relation to Year 7 places for September 2026, please see the Admissions page of the website, or contact our Admissions Coordinator, Mrs Sabrina Allcorn, at admissions@beacon-academy.org.

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How to find us

Beacon Academy is a split-site school, with two locations. Our Beeches site on North Beeches Road is for students in Years 7 to 11, while the Sixth Form Centre, located on Green Lane, provides education for students in the Sixth Form.

Visit our Contact Us page for further information, maps and directions.

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