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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 22 May 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 12 February 2019Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry619 applications · 148 places offered · 186 named it first
- 2026 4.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2025 4.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2024 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
- 2023 3.4; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2022 3.4; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
- 2021 3.9; Buckinghamshire median median 4.0
- 2020 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.4
- 2019 2.9; Buckinghamshire median median 3.3
- 2018 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.6
- 2017 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.2
- 2016 3.4; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
- 2015 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
- 2014 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
- This school
- Buckinghamshire median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 148 | 619 | 4.2 | 186 | 1.26 |
| Sep 2025 | 146 | 615 | 4.2 | 159 | 1.09 |
| Sep 2024 | 162 | 511 | 3.2 | 119 | 0.73 |
| Sep 2023 | 149 | 513 | 3.4 | 134 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2022 | 150 | 508 | 3.4 | 181 | 1.21 |
| Sep 2021 | 153 | 591 | 3.9 | 93 | 0.61 |
| Sep 2020 | 151 | 482 | 3.2 | 141 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2019 | 144 | 419 | 2.9 | 129 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2018 | 149 | 465 | 3.1 | 159 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2017 | 145 | 458 | 3.2 | 121 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2016 | 145 | 486 | 3.4 | 141 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 | 147 | 488 | 3.3 | 158 | 1.07 |
| Sep 2014 | 145 | 482 | 3.3 | 148 | 1.02 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 141 | 48.7 | 50% | 72% | – |
| 2024/25 | 147 | 43.8 | 45% | 61% | – |
| 2023/24 | 142 | 47.1 | 51% | 73% | 0.00 |
| 2022/23 | 140 | 42.2 | 30% | 57% | +0.01 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- The Beaconsfield SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20244.2applications per place 48.7Attainment 8
- 0.3 km · BuckinghamshireStandards maintained20244.3applications per place 74.5Attainment 8 Selective
- 4.9 km · BuckinghamshireGood20221.1applications per place 41.1Attainment 8
- 5.1 km · BuckinghamshireGood20221.6applications per place 33.9Attainment 8
- 6.6 km · BuckinghamshireSome aspects not as strong20242.7applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · BuckinghamshireSerious weaknesses Inadequate20220.8applications per place 35.1Attainment 8
- 7.5 km · SloughGraded · no overall grade20251.8applications per place 33.2Attainment 8
- 7.6 km · BuckinghamshireGraded · no overall grade20241.6applications per place 54.2Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · Buckinghamshire20253.8applications per place 52.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 139367 · 825/4082
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 875 pupils · 876 on roll
- Free school meals
- 23.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 March 2013
- Replaced
- The Beaconsfield School (URN 110505)
- Address
- Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources