Beaconsfield High School, Beaconsfield

In its own words: "Welcome to Beaconsfield High School, an Ofsted Outstanding school, affectionately known as 'Becky High'. Our vision is to develop girls of character who are curious in thought, courageous in action, and confident in themselves."

From the headteacher's welcome: "As Head of Learning for Year 7 and 8, I would like to offer you a warm welcome to Beaconsfield High School. Leaving primary school is a big step in a child's educational journey."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include dance and Duke of Edinburgh.

Coming up: an open evening on Thursday 26 November 2026 at 5pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Beaconsfield High School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 74.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 55 in Buckinghamshire and 47 across England.

97% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 61% in Buckinghamshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 75.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.95: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Biology, Chemistry and Physics.

Beaconsfield High School is a grammar school: places go to children who reach the required standard in its entrance test, and only then are the oversubscription criteria applied.

For September 2026 entry, 252 families put Beaconsfield High School as their first choice and 799 named it as one of their preferences, for 186 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 88 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Beaconsfield High School admits pupils through an entrance test - in Buckinghamshire, the Secondary Transfer Test. Children have to be registered for it in advance, normally in the spring or summer of Year 5; the test itself is usually sat in September of Year 6, and results come out in October, before the 31 October deadline for naming secondary schools.

Passing the test makes a child eligible rather than guaranteeing a place: when more children pass than there are places, Beaconsfield High School ranks them by the criteria in its admissions policy, which can include test score and distance. Check Buckinghamshire's admissions pages and the school's own policy for this year's registration deadline - a child who is not registered in time cannot sit the test.

Buckinghamshire has 13 state grammar schools in all, so a child who passes may have several selective schools to choose between.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Beaconsfield High School are The Beaconsfield School (0.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 48.7); E-Act Bourne End Academy (3.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 33.9); The Chalfonts Community College (3.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.1); and The Highcrest Academy (3.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42).

Beaconsfield High School's 2026 results were higher than all 4 of them.

251 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Beaconsfield High School (as of September 2025): 89% would recommend the school, 91% say their child is happy there and 56% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (56%).

Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 98% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 2% to a further education college.

Of the 181 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 74% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 13% into work. 57% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

2.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 29 pupils (2.3%) received SEN support and 9 (0.7%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Beaconsfield Rail Station, about 810 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is High School (outside), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Beaconsfield High School stands in is among the 10% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 89 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Buckinghamshire (44), as is usual near a town centre.

Beaconsfield High School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.

The primary schools closest to Beaconsfield High School are Butlers Court School (0.1 miles), St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School (0.5 miles), Holtspur School & Pre-School (1 mile) and Seer Green Church of England School (1.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.