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Beaconsfield High School[1]

Grammar · Secondary · ages 11–18

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Headline results

Attainment 8
A8 74 74.5 2025/26[2]
A-level average grade
AL B+ B+ 2024/25[3]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
74.5 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
97.2% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
67.8% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8
+0.95 2023/24[4]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[5]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[5]
Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths Progress 8
2024/25 75.9[6] 99.4%[6]
2023/24 76.5[4] 97.8%[4] +0.95[4]
2022/23 76.9[7] 98%[7] +1.04[7]
2021/22 79.5[8] 100%[8] +0.97[8]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B+ 2024/25[3]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
29.9% 2024/25[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[9]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 B+[10] 36.9%[10]
2022/23 B+[11] 36.8%[11]
2021/22 A-[12] 45.8%[12]
2018/19 B[13] 34.8%[13]

Destinations after GCSEs

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
99% 2022/23[14]
School sixth form
91% 2022/23[14]
Sixth-form college
3% 2022/23[14]
Further education college
1% 2022/23[14]
Apprenticeship
0% 2022/23[14]
Employment
0% 2022/23[14]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment School sixth form Sixth-form college Further education college Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 100%[15] 92%[15] 4%[15] 2%[15] 0%[15] 0%[15]
2020/21 98%[16] 89%[16] 1%[16] 1%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2019/20 100%[17] 91%[17] 4%[17] 2%[17] 0%[17] 1%[17]
2018/19 100%[18] 90%[18] 5%[18] 3%[18] 1%[18] 0%[18]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
91% 2022/23[19]
Education
74% 2022/23[19]
Apprenticeship
3% 2022/23[19]
Employment
15% 2022/23[19]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment Education Apprenticeship Employment
2021/22 92%[20] 79%[20] 3%[20] 11%[20]
2020/21 92%[21] 80%[21] 1%[21] 10%[21]
2019/20 88%[22] 73%[22] 3%[22] 13%[22]
2018/19 92%[23] 82%[23] 2%[23] 8%[23]

Higher education after 16–18 study

Progressed to higher education
95% 2021/22[24]
Top third of most selective universities
71% 2021/22[24]
Russell Group universities
54% 2019/20[25]
Oxford or Cambridge
6% 2019/20[25]
Earlier leavers
Left in Progressed to higher education Top third of most selective universities Russell Group universities Oxford or Cambridge
2020/21 93%[26] 63%[26]
2019/20 87%[25] 61%[25] 54%[25] 6%[25]
2018/19 92%[27] 50%[27] 42%[27] 5%[27]
2017/18 92%[28] 64%[28] 58%[28] 3%[28]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

Ofsted

Latest inspection
3 Dec 2024[29]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[29]
Report published
26 Jan 2025[29]
Safeguarding is effective?
Yes[29]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
Standards maintained[29]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
11 Dec 2019[30] Exempt School Inspection[30] Outstanding[30]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Year 7

Applications per place
4.3 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Applications (any preference)
799 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences
252 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Places offered
186 Entry Sept 2026[31]
First preferences per place
1.4 Entry Sept 2026[31]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 753[31] 272[31] 185[31] 4.1[31] 1.5[31]
Entry Sept 2024 755[31] 238[31] 185[31] 4.1[31] 1.3[31]
Entry Sept 2023 772[31] 246[31] 180[31] 4.3[31] 1.4[31]
Entry Sept 2022 816[31] 310[31] 181[31] 4.5[31] 1.7[31]

Admissions

Places (published admission number), 11+ entry
186 Entry Sept 2027[32]
Entrance test
Secondary Transfer Test (STT) assessing verbal, non-verbal and mathematical skills Entry Sept 2027[32]
Sibling priority
Sisters (see definition at Appendix 1) of girls who live within the school’s catchment area who will be in attendance at the school at the time of application (31st October 2026) and will still be in attendance at time of entry September 2027. Entry Sept 2027[32]

Character & practicalities

Type
Academy converter[1]
Ages
11–18[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
1100[1]
Trust
BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL[1]
Local authority
Buckinghamshire[1]
Website
www.beaconsfieldhigh.school[1]
District
Buckinghamshire[33]
Postcode
HP9 1RR[1]
URN
140893[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
1269 2024/25[34]
English as an additional language
22.6% 2024/25[34]
SEN support
2.4% 2024/25[34]
EHC plan
0.9% 2024/25[34]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
2.7% 2024/25[34]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
47%[35]
Mixed
8.2%[35]
Asian
40.8%[35]
Black
1.3%[35]
Any other ethnic group
1%[35]
Unclassified
1.7%[35]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

In the inspectors' and the school's words

Academic
The curriculum is inspiring and academically rigorous.[36]
Warmth
Pupils are very proud of their welcoming and happy school.[36]
Pastoral care
The school's pastoral care is a strength. This is evident in the schools' work to support pupils' mental well-being.[36]
Behaviour
Pupils' exemplary behaviour contributes to the school's positive culture[36]
Learning support
Staff receive helpful information, which they use to make skilful adaptations to teaching approaches for individuals as necessary.[36]
Pupil voice
Pupils feel empowered to speak up because they feel listened to. pupil voice has led to concrete developments, such as the school allotment.[36]
Independence
staff support them to develop the skills and attention to detail they need to become confident and independent learners.[36]
Collaboration
Pupils' exemplary behaviour contributes to the school's positive culture, as do their thoughtful and respectful relationships with others.[36]

Sources

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  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  9. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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  31. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  32. beaconsfieldhigh.school: beaconsfieldhigh.school document (PDF). Period 2026-10-14. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (3)
    • For entry to Year 7: Within the existing 186 Published Admission Number (PAN), up to 10 places will be offered to girls' resident in the catchment area who are not deemed qualified but are in receipt of Pupil Premium/service premium at the time of application and who have achieved a standardised score of at least 115 in the admissions tests. (p. 6)
    The Secondary Transfer Test (STT) assesses verbal, non-verbal and mathematical skills. (p. 3)
    Sisters (see definition at Appendix 1) of girls who live within the school's catchment area who will be in attendance at the school at the time of application (31st October 2026) and will still be in attendance at time of entry September 2027. (p. 6)
  33. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  34. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  35. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  36. files.ofsted.gov.uk: files.ofsted.gov.uk document. Period 2026-10-14. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (10)
    Pupils are very proud of their welcoming and happy school (p. 1)
    The curriculum is inspiring and academically rigorous (p. 1)
    The school's pastoral care is a strength (p. 2)
    This is evident in the schools' work to support pupils' mental well-being (p. 2)
    Pupils' exemplary behaviour contributes to the school's positive culture (p. 1)
    Pupils feel empowered to speak up because they feel listened to (p. 1)
    pupil voice has led to concrete developments, such as the school allotment (p. 2)
    staff support them to develop the skills and attention to detail they need to become confident and independent learners (p. 2)
    Pupils' exemplary behaviour contributes to the school's positive culture, as do their thoughtful and respectful relationships with others (p. 1)
    Staff receive helpful information, which they use to make skilful adaptations to teaching approaches for individuals as necessary (p. 2)