The Beacon School, Banstead


The Beacon School, previously Nork Park School, is a mixed academy school in Banstead, Surrey. Although the lower school is non-selective, the Sixth Form stresses the importance of academic and extra-curricula achievement. The school's headteacher was Lisa Croke, from 2010-2015 and then Russell Bennett from 2015-2017. The current head is Keith Batchelor. The school elect Upper Sixth students as Sixth Form Officials; they take on the roles of Head Boy, Head Girl, Deputy Head Boy, Deputy Head Girl and Head of House.

Notable former teachers