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Beaconsfield High School: 11+ entry

Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 1RR

Facts checked 19 October 2026By ExamKind Editorial TeamSchool website

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Can we apply, and what did it take?

For September 2027 entry

  • 121or more

    Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT), 2027 entry

    Checked, source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  • Year 7 places

    Not published yet

  • 5.085miles

    2026 entry, rule 9 (distance from home), on National Offer Day

    Checked, source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked

Your next deadlines

  1. Next: Selection review requests close

    in 10 days

    Only if your child scored below 121

  2. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form ()

    11:59pmin 11 days

How far offers reached

Can we get in?

How far offers reached

Each bar shows how far from Beaconsfield High School the last child offered a place lived, under the last admission rule the offers reached. Up to five years, on one scale.

Qualifying is not the same as being offered a place.

A score of 121 or more in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT) means your child can be considered. If more children qualify than there are places, the school gives places using its admission rules, in order. The figures below show how far those rules reached in past years. They are history, not a prediction: they change every year with who applies.

Checked, source: Department for Education (GOV.UK), checked

Distance from home to school, in miles

  • National Offer Day
  1. 2027 entryNot known yet
    Offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027
  2. 2026 entryOffer day
    5.085 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 5.085 miles away, under rule 9 (distance from home).

  3. 2025 entryOffer day
    7.995 miles

    On National Offer Day, offers went to children living up to 7.995 miles away, under rule 6 (living in the catchment area).

We have not checked how this school measures distance yet. Councils usually measure from your exact address.

Source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked
What the words mean
National Offer Day:
the first offers, made on 1 March (or the next working day).
Final:
how far offers had reached later, after places were offered from the waiting list.
Admission rule:
schools give places rule by rule, in order. The distance is only how far the last rule reached.
N/A or “All offered”:
no distance was needed to decide places under that rule, for example because everyone who applied under it got a place.
No figure published:
nobody published a figure for that year, or we have not checked one yet. We never fill a gap with a guess.

Applications and offers, September 2026 entry (Department for Education)

How many families applied to Beaconsfield High School and how many places it offered. Applicants per place is all applications divided by offers. Families apply to several schools and not every applicant qualifies, so it is not the chance of a place.

Applications and offers at Beaconsfield High School, September 2026 entry
FigureDepartment for Education
First-preference applications252First-preference applications, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,825,E06000060,Buckinghamshire,Secondary,8255402,z,6,Beaconsfield High School,186,186,164,20,2,799,252,271,145,1.5365853658536586,1.3548387096774193,251,5,Academy converter,No religious character,2.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001082,Beaconsfield,140893,7View the official source
All applications (any preference)799All applications (any preference), 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,825,E06000060,Buckinghamshire,Secondary,8255402,z,6,Beaconsfield High School,186,186,164,20,2,799,252,271,145,1.5365853658536586,1.3548387096774193,251,5,Academy converter,No religious character,2.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001082,Beaconsfield,140893,7View the official source
Places offered on National Offer Day186Places offered on National Offer Day, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,825,E06000060,Buckinghamshire,Secondary,8255402,z,6,Beaconsfield High School,186,186,164,20,2,799,252,271,145,1.5365853658536586,1.3548387096774193,251,5,Academy converter,No religious character,2.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001082,Beaconsfield,140893,7View the official source
Applicants per place4.3Applicants per place, 2026 entryChecked 16 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics).The source says: 202627,Academic year,School,E92000001,England,E12000008,South East,825,E06000060,Buckinghamshire,Secondary,8255402,z,6,Beaconsfield High School,186,186,164,20,2,799,252,271,145,1.5365853658536586,1.3548387096774193,251,5,Academy converter,No religious character,2.7,Selective,Urban: Nearer to a major town or city,No,E14001082,Beaconsfield,140893,7View the official source

Source: Department for Education (Explore Education Statistics), checked

About these figures

There is no separate pass mark for Beaconsfield High School. What changes each year is how far down its admission rules the offers reach (council allocation profiles; past years are a guide, not a promise).

For 2026 entry the school offered 186beaconsfield-high-school-2026: Places offeredChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 186 192 186 180 184 186 189 186 182 180 186 150 192 2379View the official source places on Offer Day; 3%beaconsfield-high-school-2026: Out of county percentChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Out of County % 13% 20% 3% 64% 26% 6% 2% 28% 14% 17% 27% 27% 30% 21%View the official source went to children living outside Buckinghamshire. Distances are in miles, as the council measures them.

At a glance

Beaconsfield High School in brief

tap a value for its source

Pupils
girlsPupilsChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: Beaconsfield High School (girls)View the official source
Who the school admits.
Entrance test
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT)
The test children sit to be considered. Written by GL Assessment.
A mapped area (see the admission rules)
Where children get priority. Living inside it does not by itself mean a place.
Places offered
186Places offeredChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Total 186 192 186 180 184 186 189 186 182 180 186 150 192 2379View the official source2026 entry
How many places the school offered on National Offer Day.
From outside Buckinghamshire
3%From outside BuckinghamshireChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); statistics prepared by Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: Out of County % 13% 20% 3% 64% 26% 6% 2% 28% 14% 17% 27% 27% 30% 21%View the official source2026 entry
The share of offers that went to children living outside the county.
Supplementary Information Form (SIF)
Yes, for this school
An extra form some schools ask for. It goes to the school, not the council.
School type
Academy converterSchool typeChecked 12 Oct 2026 against Department for Education (Get Information about Schools).The source says: 140893,"825","Buckinghamshire","5402","Beaconsfield High School","34","Academy converter"View the official source
How the school is run and funded.

Key dates

Dates for September 2027 entry

For children in Year 6 in 2026/27.

Add to my calendar

Buckinghamshire Council

7 earlier steps, all doneShow

  1. Done: Test registration opens

    10am

    Source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  2. Done: Test registration closes

    3pm

    Source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  3. Done: Home address date: the address used for school places

  4. Done: School place applications open (CAF)

    10am

  5. Done: Practice test

    Source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  6. Done: Test day

    Source: The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS), checked

  7. Done: Results

  1. Next: Selection review requests close

    in 10 days

    Only if your child scored below 121

  2. Coming up: School place applications close (CAF)

    11:59pmin 11 days

  3. Coming up: Pupil premium evidence due to the schools

    in 11 days

    Only if you are claiming pupil premium priority

  4. Coming up: Selection review outcomes

  5. Coming up: National Offer Day

  6. Coming up: Appeal deadline

    Expected

    Only if you are refused a place

Year 5 now? Dates for September 2028 entryMost are only given as a month so far, so we mark them as expected.

Buckinghamshire Council

  1. Coming up: Test registration opens

    Expected

  2. Coming up: Test registration closes

    Expected

  3. Next: Home address date: the address used for school places

  4. Coming up: Practice test

    Expected

  5. Coming up: Test day

    Expected

  6. Coming up: School place applications close: Common Application Form (CAF)

    in about 54 weeks

  7. Coming up: Results

    Expected

  8. Not published yet: National Offer Day

    Not yet published, checked 9 Oct 2026

How places are given

9 admission rules, in order, for 2027 entry

If more children qualify than there are places, Beaconsfield High School gives places using these rules (its ), in this order (2027 entry).

For 2026 entry, the last places on National Offer Day went under rule 9 (distance from home) of that year's rules.

  1. 1

    Looked after and previously looked after girls

    The policy's own words
    Girls who are Looked After Children or previously Looked After Children (see definition at Appendix 1)
  2. 2

    Qualified girls in catchment entitled to pupil premium/service premium

    The policy's own words
    Qualified girls who are living within catchment and have an entitlement to pupil premium/service premium at the time of application (31st October 2026).
  3. 3

    Up to 10 places for non-qualified catchment pupil-premium girls scoring 115+

    The policy's own words
    For entry to Year 7: Within the existing 186 Published Admission Number (PAN), up to 10 places will be offered to girls' resident in the catchment area who are not deemed qualified but are in receipt of Pupil Premium/service premium at the time of application
  4. 4

    Catchment girls with a sister attending the school

    The policy's own words
    Sisters (see definition at Appendix 1) of girls who live within the school's catchment area who will be in attendance at the school at the time of application (31st October 2026) and will still be in attendance at time of entry September 2027.
  5. 5

    Daughters of staff (2+ years employed or skill-shortage recruit)

    The policy's own words
    Daughter/s of a member of Beaconsfield High School staff where a) the member of staff has been employed at the school for two or more years at the time at which the application for admission to the school is made
  6. 6

    Catchment girls by straight-line distance

    The policy's own words
    Girls living in the catchment area of the school in order of straight-line distance from the school
  7. 7

    Exceptional medical or social needs only met at this school

    The policy's own words
    Girls who have exceptional medical or social needs which can only be met at this school
  8. 8

    Out-of-catchment girls with a sister attending, by distance

    The policy's own words
    Sisters (see definition at Appendix 1) of girls who live outside the school's catchment area who will be in attendance at the school at the time of application (31st October 2026) in order of straight-line distance from the school
  9. 9

    Out-of-catchment girls by straight-line distance

    The policy's own words
    Girls not living in the catchment area of the school in order of straight-line distance from the school

Source: Beaconsfield High School, checked

Who qualifies
test score of 121 or more, or deemed qualified by a Selection Review Panel (or, exceptionally, an admissions appeal)Source: Beaconsfield High School, checked
Catchment
Catchment area defined by a map published on the school website (Admissions page, "Catchment Map for 2027")Source: Beaconsfield High School, checked
Pupil premium (qualified children)
Rule 2, after looked after / previously looked after girls; must live in catchmentSource: Beaconsfield High School, checked
Pupil premium places for children just below the score
Must live in catchment at time of application (by 31 Oct 2026); apply via home council and also send a letter with evidence of pupil premium/service premium eligibility to the school by 31 Oct 2026; if oversubscribed, the 10 girls living closest get placesSource: Beaconsfield High School, checked
Supplementary form
Pupil premium and service premium families applying for one of the 10 priority places send a letter with evidence of eligibility to the school by 31 October 2026, as well as the council application.Source: Beaconsfield High School, checked
Waiting list
Waiting list managed by Buckinghamshire Council from National Offer Day to 31 Dec; from 1 Jan 2028 maintained by the Council until 31 Aug 2028Source: Beaconsfield High School, checked
Address used
The address you live at on Tuesday 1 September 2026 is the one that counts.Source: Beaconsfield High School, checked

The admission rules for September 2028 entry are not published yet. We check the school's website and add them when they appear.

More detail from our guide

2027 entry. We have read the school's admissions policy for September 2027. It does not say when it was formally decided ("determined"), so we are confirming that with the school.

If more qualified children apply than there are places, the school uses these rules in order: (1) Looked after and previously looked after girls. (2) Qualified girls in catchment entitled to pupil premium/service premium. (3) Up to 10 places for non-qualified catchment pupil-premium girls scoring 115+. (4) Catchment girls with a sister attending the school. (5) Daughters of staff (2+ years employed or skill-shortage recruit). (6) Catchment girls by straight-line distance. (7) Exceptional medical or social needs only met at this school. (8) Out-of-catchment girls with a sister attending, by distance. (9) Out-of-catchment girls by straight-line distance.Beaconsfield High School: Oversubscription criteria (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beaconsfield High School.The source says: Where eligible applications for admission exceed the number of places available, the following criteria will be applied, in the order set out below, to decide which girl to admit:View the official source

  • Catchment: Catchment area defined by a map published on the school website (Admissions page, "Catchment Map for 2027")Beaconsfield High School: Catchment description (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beaconsfield High School.The source says: The map showing the school catchment area is available on our website: https://www.beaconsfieldhigh.school/Admissions/View the official source
  • How distance is measured: Awaiting confirmationBeaconsfield High School: Distance measurement (2027)Official sources disagree; we are confirming this with the publisher.View the official source
  • Pupil premium (qualified children): Rule 2, after looked after / previously looked after girls; must live in catchmentBeaconsfield High School: Pp qualified priority (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beaconsfield High School.The source says: Qualified girls who are living within catchment and have an entitlement to pupil [...] premium/service premium at the time of application (31 October 2026).View the official source
  • Waiting list: Waiting list managed by Buckinghamshire Council from National Offer Day to 31 Dec; from 1 Jan 2028 maintained by the Council until 31 Aug 2028Beaconsfield High School: Waiting list (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beaconsfield High School.The source says: From 1 January 2028, a waiting list will be maintained until 31 August 2028, by Buckinghamshire Council, for admissions into Year 7 during the academic year.View the official source
  • Pupil premium (children who did not qualify): places: 10Beaconsfield High School: Pp unqualified places (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beaconsfield High School.The source says: After LAC/PLAC/IAPLAC, 10 of the 186 places in Year 7 (2027) will be prioritised for girls who are eligible for Pupil Premium/service premium* and who are living in the school's catchment area at the time of application (by 31 October 2026)View the official source; minimum score: 115Beaconsfield High School: Pp unqualified min score (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beaconsfield High School.The source says: Such girls must have achieved a standardised transfer test score (in the 11+ Admissions Tests) of at least 115.View the official source; conditions: Must live in catchment at time of application (by 31 Oct 2026); apply via home council and also send a letter with evidence of pupil premium/service premium eligibility to the school by 31 Oct 2026; if oversubscribed, the 10 girls living closest get placesBeaconsfield High School: Pp unqualified condition (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beaconsfield High School.The source says: Applications for one of the 10 places must be made via the usual coordinated admissions process via your home Local Authority; and a letter must also be sent directly to the school for the attention of the Headteacher (Admissions) to enquiries@beaconsfieldhigh.school, [...] together with evidence of eligibility by 31 October 2026.View the official source

2028 entry: Beaconsfield High School: Document status (2028)Not yet published by Beaconsfield High School; last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: Admissions policy for 2025 entry pdf ... Admissions policy for 2026 entry pdf ... Admissions policy for 2027View the official source; we will update this when Beaconsfield High School publishes its 2028 arrangements.

The test

Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT)
Test
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT)
Written by
GL Assessment
Test date, 2027 entry
Thursday 10 September 2026
Score scale
60 and 170
How the parts count
verbal 50%, maths 25%, non-verbal 25%
How long
60 minutes, including the introduction

Entry is through the county-wide Secondary Transfer Test (GL AssessmentBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test (STT): Test providerChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The test is commissioned by the The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS) acting on behalf of the 13 Buckinghamshire grammar schools and is produced by GL Assessment.View the official source), sat early in Year 6. A score of 121Buckinghamshire: Qualifying scoreChecked 9 Oct 2026 against The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS).The source says: The qualifying score for Buckinghamshire grammar schools is a Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) of 121 or above.View the official source or more qualifies a child for Beaconsfield High School; a higher score gives no extra priority. Test for 2028 entry: Beaconsfield High School: Test family by entry year (2028)Not yet published by The Bucks Grammar Schools (TBGS); last checked 9 Oct 2026.The source says: TBGS awards 5-year contracts to GL Education Group Ltd and Buckinghamshire Council ... beginning with the 2026 entry testView the official source. See how the Buckinghamshire test works.

How the Buckinghamshire test works

Open days

All this year's events have passed

  1. Done: Year 7-10 Open Morning (passed)

    09:00 - 11:30

Source: Beaconsfield High School, checked

If you are refused a place

Reviews, appeals and the waiting list

General information, not legal advice.

Selection review (if your child scored below the qualifying score)
Ask by Friday 30 October 2026.Source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked
How appeals work
Buckinghamshire Council manages appeals on the school's behalf (Independent Appeal Panel); no deadline stated in the policySource: Beaconsfield High School, checked

General information, not legal advice.

Selection Review requests (for children who did not qualify) are due by 30 October 2026Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Selection review deadlineChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: If you receive your child’s Secondary Transfer Test Score (STTS) on 9 October, you must submit your child’s Selection Review case in full by 30 October.View the official source. After National Offer Day you can appeal against a refusal: the council expects the deadline to be near the end of March 2027Buckinghamshire 2027 entry: Appeal deadline approxChecked 9 Oct 2026 against Buckinghamshire Council.The source says: The deadline to lodge a timely appeal will be near the end of MarchView the official source.

Who arranges appeals: Buckinghamshire Council manages appeals on the school's behalf (Independent Appeal Panel); no deadline stated in the policyBeaconsfield High School: Appeals route (2027)Checked 9 Oct 2026 against Beaconsfield High School.The source says: After places have been allocated, parents/carers will be entitled to make representations to an Independent Appeal Panel if their daughter has been refused admission because the school is full. Beaconsfield High School has contracted Buckinghamshire Council to manage appeals on the school's behalf.View the official source

Most appeals for full schools do not succeed, so it helps to keep a realistic second choice. See Bucks reviews and appeals.

Other Buckinghamshire schools

How far offers reached at all 13 schools on the same test

Listed A to Z. Each school has its own admission rules, so a longer distance does not mean a place is easier to get.

Listed A to Z by school name.

  1. Aylesbury Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 9.788 miles

    Rule 10 (distance from home) · 186 places

  2. Aylesbury High SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 12.739 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home) · 189 places

  3. Beaconsfield High SchoolGirls(this school)

    Offers reached 5.085 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  4. Burnham Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 2.688 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  5. Chesham Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 3.72 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home)

  6. Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 10.011 miles

    Rule 8 (distance from home)

  7. Dr Challoner's High SchoolGirls

    Not drawn: the last places went to brothers or sisters, so this distance is not comparable.

    3.387 miles

    Rule 6 (brothers or sisters at the school, living outside the catchment area)

  8. John Hampden Grammar SchoolBoys

    Offers reached 11.494 miles

    Rule 8 (living in priority area B) · 180 places

  9. Sir Henry Floyd Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 13.82 miles

    Rule 6 (distance from home) · 180 places

  10. Sir William Borlase's Grammar SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 3.121 miles

    Rule 6 (living in the catchment area) · 150 places

  11. The Royal Grammar School, High WycombeBoys

    Offers reached 13.52 miles

    Rule 7 (distance from home) · 182 places

  12. The Royal Latin SchoolBoys and girls

    Offers reached 6.993 miles

    Rule 9 (distance from home)

  13. Wycombe High SchoolGirls

    Offers reached 8.051 miles

    Rule 9 (living in priority area B)

Source: Buckinghamshire Council, checked Each school's own page names its source. Distances are measured by each school's own method, so compare with care.

Official documents and sources

11 sources, each kept as an archived copy

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