Beech Hill School
School Name: Beech Hill School Address: Mount Pleasant Avenue Town/City: Halifax County: West Yorkshire Postcode: HX1 5TN Telephone Number: 01422 345004 Website: www.beechhillschool.co.uk
Phase: Primary (ages 2-11) Type: Academy converter Religious Denomination: None Admissions Policy: Non-selective Established: 2011 Trust: The Family Of Learning Trust Sponsor: The Family Of Learning Trust
Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Bowling Mrs Sara Cockroft
Capacity: 682
Gender: Mixed
The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 571 (52% boys & 48% girls)
Enrollment: 84% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 37.2%
URN: 137337
DfE Number: 381/2019
UKPRN: 10035125
UPRN: 10006742170
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (E12000003)
District: Calderdale (E08000033)
Constituency: Halifax (E14001262)
Electoral Ward: Park (E05001380)
Easting & Northing: 408749E, 425579N
Latitude & Longitude: 53° 43' 37.84" N 1° 52' 7.45" W
Plus Code: 9C5WP4GJ+VG
DfE Record: View record
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- Mrs Huma Akhtar - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 September 2025.
- Mrs Huma Akhtar - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 23 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 September 2028.
- Miss Francesca Appleyard - Local Governor. Appointed on 28 September 2022 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 28 September 2026.
- Mrs Beenish Arshed - Local Governor. Appointed on 10 October 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 October 2029.
- Mrs Samantha Jayne Bowling - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal). Term runs until 25 September 2026.
- Co Headteacher Sara Cockroft - Local Governor. Appointed on 3 September 2024 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
- Mrs Uzma Iqbal - Local Governor. Appointed on 22 September 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 September 2030.
- Mrs Uzma Iqbal - Chair of Local Governing Body. Appointed on 26 September 2020 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 22 September 2025.
- Mrs Khizra Khan - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2019 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 22 September 2025.
- Mrs Sofia Loreen - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 September 2027.
- Mr Nadim Najib - Local Governor. Appointed on 25 September 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 25 September 2027.