Secondary school

The Beaconsfield School

  • Academy Converter
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Buckinghamshire
  • HP9 1SJ
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,994 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 61%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 63%63%2016/17: top 82%2017/18: top 60%2018/19: top 80%2021/22: top 64%2022/23: top 69%2023/24: top 43%43% · 2023/242024/25: top 61%No exams

A-level results

#319 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 843.8 · South East 464/10 Below
Grade 5+ English and maths44.9% · South East 44.8%6/10 Middle+20.3 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.99 · South East 4.035/10 Middle+7.7 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.00 · South East +0.015/10 Middle+31.2 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry28.1 · South East 33.5Small cohort: 25 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 48.3 · 150 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 40.1 · 142 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 44.1 · 146 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 40.4 · 144 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 45.6 · 142 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 42.2 · 140 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 47.1 · 142 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 43.8 · 147 pupils · South East 4648.340.1No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 25% · 142 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 40% · 146 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 29% · 144 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 40% · 142 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 30% · 140 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 51.4% · 142 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 44.9% · 147 pupils · South East 44.8%51.4%25%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 24.65 · 64 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 26.92 · 63 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 24.29 · 42 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 21.5 · 49 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 31.01 · 26 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 24.68 · 34 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 29.06 · 32 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 28.1 · 25 pupils · South East 33.4731.0121.5No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in61.8%
115 of 186 who put it first2014 · 77.0%2026 · 61.8%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st186115
2nd14119
3rd986

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2024

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2010Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvement
  4. 2016Requires improvement
  5. 2018Ungraded visit
  6. 2019Good
  7. 2024Remains Good

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • 16 to 19 study programmes
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026876
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.3%
First language not English9.6%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan3.9%
Absence (sessions missed)10.2%
Persistently absent pupils28.3%

Girls 53%Boys 47%

100.1% full · 875 places · 121 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 141 responses (16.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school80.8% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school83% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved70.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 58.9% not applicable58.6% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year74.5% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 14.2% not applicable70.2% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed69.4% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child73% agree
  • My child does well at this school73.8% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing76.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school93.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development73.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent78.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.7
Pupils per adult12.4
  • Classroom teachers 44.5
  • Leadership 8
  • Teaching assistants 5.7
  • Other support 23.8

Teachers 52.5 FTE · Whole workforce 82 · 95 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,184
Spend per pupil£8,142
Staff spend per pupil£5,649
Reserve per pupil£338
  • +£294,000revenue reserve
  • +£36,000in-year balance

Grants £7,705 · self-generated £479 · premises £813 per pupil

Single-academy trust: BEACONSFIELD SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

142 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.8%
  • Education83.8%
  • Apprenticeship2.8%
  • Employment4.2%
  • Not sustained4.2%
  • Unknown4.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

44 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained84.1%
  • Education40.9%
  • Higher education40.9%
  • Apprenticeship9.1%
  • Employment34.1%
  • Not sustained9.1%
  • Unknown6.8%