Beaconsfield High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 3 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Girls
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Unique reference
- 140893
- Address
- Wattleton Road, HP9 1RR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1269 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 22.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 2.4%
- Persistent absence
- 6.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 2.4%
White British 42.3%
Indian 26.3%
Mixed 8.4%
Pakistani 6.9%
Other Asian 5.8%
Other White 4.6%
Unclassified 1.5%
African 1%
Other 1%
Chinese 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 75%
Local authority average 43%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 99%
Local authority average 59%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 75.7
Local authority average 53.3
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 7.09
Local authority average 4.78
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 179 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 71 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 179 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 33 |
| Dance | GCSE | 21 |
| Economics | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 179 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 179 |
Admissions
Beaconsfield High School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 185
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 272
- 2nd preference
- 234
- 3rd preference
- 123
- From another Local Authority
- 231
Offers
- 1st preference
- 173
- 2nd preference
- 12
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 8 | 181 0 181 |
| Year 9 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 10 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 11 | 179 0 179 |
| Year 12 | 201 0 201 |
| Year 13 | 169 0 169 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 90.4% 85.5% |
Further education | 1.0% 22.5% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 91.0% 62.7% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 4.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 95.0% 73.0% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 71.0% 38.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.6% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 2.4% |