About the school
Beaconsfield High School is a girls' school in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. Year 7 applications are handled by Buckinghamshire Council, and applicants must take the Secondary Transfer Test administered on behalf of Buckinghamshire grammar schools.
| School type | Grammar · Girls |
|---|---|
| Sixth form | Yes |
Entrance exam
| Exam board / format | Consortium paper |
|---|---|
| Consortium | Buckinghamshire grammar schools / Secondary Transfer Test |
| Delivery | To be confirmed |
📄 Free Beaconsfield High School practice papers (PDF)
Exam change announced:
for Year 7 entry from September 2027,
this school's exam changes. The admissions page links to a consultation letter regarding 2027 admissions, but the provided pages do not state any specific change to exam board, format or subjects.
Admissions & catchment
| Catchment | Catchment gives priority |
|---|---|
| Detail | Highest priority is given to students in public care and those in receipt of free school meals. After that, places are offered to qualified students in catchment with sisters in Years 7-11, then qualified students in catchment by distance. After all qualified in-catchment students, places may go to qualified out-of-catchment students with sisters in Years 7-11, then by distance. The STT score is not used in allocation ranking once a student is deemed qualified. |
| Places (Year 7) | 180 |
| Competition | The school states there are more applicants than places available for Year 8 and Year 9 admissions. |
| Ofsted rating | Outstanding |
Key dates
| Registration opens | 1 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Registration deadline | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Typical exam date | 10 Sep 2026 |
The school site only gives dated Secondary Transfer Test timelines for September 2026 entry and September 2027 entry. For 2027 entry, registration ran from 2026-05-01 to 2026-06-02; practice test was 2026-09-08; transfer test was 2026-09-10; results were released 2026-10-09; and the secondary school application deadline was 2026-10-31. The Key Dates page says 2026-2027 dates would be uploaded in autumn 2026.
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