The Beaconsfield School
Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Legg
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- St Clement Danes School
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 875
- Pupils on roll
- 876
- URN
- 139367
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494673450
About this school
The Beaconsfield School is a secondary academy in Beaconsfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 876 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 140 | 142 | 147 |
| Attainment 8 score | 42.2 | 47.1 | 43.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.24 to +0.25 | 0.00 -0.25 to +0.24 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 51.4% | 44.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57% | 72.5% | 60.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 41% | 56.3% | 54.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Beaconsfield School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 42.2 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 848 |
| 2023/24 | 835 |
| 2024/25 | 871 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Beaconsfield School compares
The Beaconsfield School ranked 24th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43.8 | 10.2% | 23.3% | 876 | — |
| Beaconsfield High School | 75.9 | 5.7% | 2.7% | 1,283 | 0.2 miles |
| The Chalfonts Community College | 38.9 | 13.8% | 23% | 1,058 | 3.1 miles |
| E-Act Bourne End Academy | 38 | 12.9% | 32.5% | 707 | 3.2 miles |
| The Highcrest Academy | 38.5 | 9.9% | 35.6% | 1,045 | 4.1 miles |
| Sir William Ramsay School | 35.4 | 11.6% | 33.8% | 984 | 4.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 23.3%
- English as an additional language
- 9.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.16%
- Persistent absence
- 28.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Beaconsfield High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Beaconsfield
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The Chalfonts Community College3.1 miles
Secondary · Gerrards Cross
-
E-Act Bourne End Academy3.2 miles
Secondary · Bourne End
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The Highcrest Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
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Sir William Ramsay School4.3 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
Other schools in Beaconsfield
- Beaconsfield High School Secondary
- Butlers Court School Primary
- Holtspur School & Pre-School Primary
- Jordans School Primary
- Seer Green Church of England School Primary
- St Mary and All Saints CofE Primary School Primary
- Alfriston School Academies
- Davenies School Independent schools
- High March School Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Beaconsfield School teach?
- The Beaconsfield School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Beaconsfield.
- Who is the headteacher of The Beaconsfield School?
- The headteacher of The Beaconsfield School is Mrs Caroline Legg, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Beaconsfield School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Beaconsfield School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Beaconsfield School?
- The Beaconsfield School has 876 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Beaconsfield School full?
- The Beaconsfield School has capacity for 875 pupils and 876 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Beaconsfield School a faith school?
- No. The Beaconsfield School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Beaconsfield School a selective school?
- No. The Beaconsfield School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs The Beaconsfield School?
- The Beaconsfield School is part of DANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Beaconsfield School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 42.2 in 2022/23 and 43.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Beaconsfield School rank locally?
- The Beaconsfield School ranked 24th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 52% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Beaconsfield School's absence rate?
- The Beaconsfield School's overall absence rate is 10.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Beaconsfield School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Beaconsfield School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.