Beaconsfield High School
Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Ms Christina Bond
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,100
- Pupils on roll
- 1,283
- URN
- 140893
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01494673043
About this school
Beaconsfield High School is a girls' secondary academy in Beaconsfield. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,283 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 181 | 180 | 179 |
| Attainment 8 score | 76.9 | 76.5 | 75.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +1.04 +0.80 to +1.28 | +0.95 +0.72 to +1.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 98% | 97.8% | 99.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 100% | 99.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 67.8% | 75.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
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 Beaconsfield High 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 | 76.9 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 76.5 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 75.9 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,270 |
| 2023/24 | 1,249 |
| 2024/25 | 1,269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Beaconsfield High School compares
Beaconsfield High School ranked 2nd of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75.9 | 5.7% | 2.7% | 1,283 | — |
| The Beaconsfield School | 43.8 | 10.2% | 23.3% | 876 | 0.2 miles |
| E-Act Bourne End Academy | 38 | 12.9% | 32.5% | 707 | 3.1 miles |
| The Chalfonts Community College | 38.9 | 13.8% | 23% | 1,058 | 3.2 miles |
| The Highcrest Academy | 38.5 | 9.9% | 35.6% | 1,045 | 3.9 miles |
| Sir William Ramsay School | 35.4 | 11.6% | 33.8% | 984 | 4.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report4 December 2024
- 11 December 2019
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 2.67%
- English as an additional language
- 22.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.68%
- Persistent absence
- 24.08%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Beaconsfield School0.2 miles
Secondary · Beaconsfield
-
E-Act Bourne End Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Bourne End
-
The Chalfonts Community College3.2 miles
Secondary · Gerrards Cross
-
The Highcrest Academy3.9 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
-
Sir William Ramsay School4.1 miles
Secondary · High Wycombe
Other schools in Beaconsfield
- The Beaconsfield 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 Beaconsfield High School teach?
- Beaconsfield High School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Beaconsfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Beaconsfield High School?
- The headteacher of Beaconsfield High School is Ms Christina Bond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Beaconsfield High School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Beaconsfield High 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 Beaconsfield High School?
- Beaconsfield High School has 1,283 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Beaconsfield High School full?
- Beaconsfield High School has capacity for 1,100 pupils and 1,283 on roll (117%), 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 Beaconsfield High School a faith school?
- No. Beaconsfield High School has no designated religious character.
- Is Beaconsfield High School a selective school?
- Yes. Beaconsfield High School is recorded as Selective in the schools register, so entry involves selection.
- Who runs Beaconsfield High School?
- Beaconsfield High School is part of BEACONSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Beaconsfield High School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 76.9 in 2022/23 and 75.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Beaconsfield High School rank locally?
- Beaconsfield High School ranked 2nd of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 99% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Beaconsfield High School's absence rate?
- Beaconsfield High School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Beaconsfield High School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Beaconsfield High 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.