The Beaconsfield SchoolBeaconsfield High School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Beaconsfield.
Summary of the comparison
The Beaconsfield School and Beaconsfield High School are secondary schools in Beaconsfield.
The Beaconsfield School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Beaconsfield High School scores 84 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Beaconsfield High School is ahead on our composite score.
The Beaconsfield School was judged Good and Beaconsfield High School was judged Outstanding.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.8 for The Beaconsfield School and 75.9 for Beaconsfield High School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has held broadly level at The Beaconsfield School (45.6 in 2021-22, 43.8 in 2024-25) and has fallen at Beaconsfield High School (79.5 in 2021-22, 75.9 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | BeaconsfieldThe Beaconsfield School | BeaconsfieldBeaconsfield High School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | B84/100Stronger figure | |
| Local ranking | 25th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | 7th of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Girls | |
| Pupils on roll | 871 | 1,269 | |
| Capacity | 875 | 1,100 | |
| Location | Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ | Beaconsfield, HP9 1RR | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.8 | 75.9 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 44.9% | 99.4% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 60.5% | 99.4% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 54.4% | 75.4% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.99 | 7.11 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 147 | 179 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 25 | 168 | |
| A-level average points | 28.1 | 43.9 Stronger figure | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C- | B+ | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | Not reported | 43.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | Not reported | 29.9% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 871 | 1,269 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 23.3% | 2.7% | |
| English as an additional language | 9.6% | 22.6% | |
| SEN support | 13.9% | 2.4% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 3.9% | 0.9% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 10.2% | 5.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 28.3% | 24.1% Stronger figure | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
The Beaconsfield School
Beaconsfield High School
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