Beaconsfield High School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Dec 12 2019 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
- 1249 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 0.0%
- Girls
- 100.0%
- First language not English
- 23.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 2.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 3.9%
White British 43.2%
Indian 24.9%
Mixed 7.7%
Other Asian 7.4%
Pakistani 6%
Other White 4.6%
Unclassified 2.1%
Other 1.1%
African 1%
Chinese 0.6%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 1.04
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.26
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 56%
Local authority average 43%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 98%
Local authority average 60%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 76.9
Local authority average 54.5
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.87
Local authority average 4.83
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 41 |
| Biology | GCSE | 180 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 70 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 181 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 45 |
| Dance | GCSE | 14 |
| English Language | GCSE | 182 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 179 |
Admissions
Beaconsfield High School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 185
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 238
- 2nd preference
- 272
- 3rd preference
- 109
- From another Local Authority
- 213
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 8 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 9 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 10 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 11 | 180 0 180 |
| Year 12 | 169 0 169 |
| Year 13 | 180 0 180 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 98.0% 92.4% 86.5% |
Further education | 1.0% 20.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 89.0% 66.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 4.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 7.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 2.7% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 87.0% 76.6% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 61.0% 39.2% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 54.0% 35.0% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 6.0% 2.8% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 0.9% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 2.2% 1.7% |