60%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
45%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
43.8
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
54%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
586.2
EBacc APS · 2024/25
871
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
28%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 22/05/2024
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBuckinghamshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio18.6:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen
Overview of The Beaconsfield School · Secondary with sixth form · Buckinghamshire
Part ofDANES EDUCATIONAL TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
60%
-12pp
73%63%54%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 61%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
45%
-7pp
51%40%29%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 45%
Attainment 8
43.8
-3.3
47.143.840.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 43.8
EBacc entry
54%
-2pp
57%48%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 54%
EBacc APS
586.2
-25.9
612.0552.5493.0
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 586.2
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
A-level APS
28.1
-1.0
31.026.321.5
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 28.1
A-level value added
-0.35
-0.1
-0.2-0.3-0.5
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · -0.3
Average A-level grade
C-
0
CC-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · C-
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
871
Pupil : teacher ratio
18.6
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
23%
SEN
18%
Overall absence
10%
Persistent absence
28%
Contact
Address
Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, HP9 1SJ
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 60% | 45% | 43.8 | Not applicable | 54% | 586.2 | 55% | 871 |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 51% | 47.1 | +0.00 | 56% | 612.0 | 58% | 835 |
| 2022/23 | 57% | 30% | 42.2 | +0.01 | 41% | 528.5 | 44% | 848 |
| 2021/22 | 70% | 40% | 45.6 | -0.18 | 39% | 570.4 | 44% | 879 |
| 2018/19 | 54% | 29% | 40.4 | -0.42 | 57% | 493.0 | 57% | 832 |
| 2017/18 | 69% | 40% | 44.1 | -0.08 | 21% | 558.6 | 26% | 814 |
| 2016/17 | 53% | 25% | 40.1 | -0.56 | 30% | — | 36% | 830 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 28.1 | C- | -0.35 | Suppressed | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 29.1 | C | -0.20 | 7% | 47 |
| 2022/23 | 24.7 | D+ | — | Suppressed | 68 |
| 2021/22 | 31.0 | C | — | Suppressed | 71 |
| 2018/19 | 21.5 | D | -0.47 | 0% | 54 |
| 2017/18 | 24.3 | D+ | -0.33 | 4% | 46 |
| 2016/17 | 26.9 | C- | -0.19 | 3% | 64 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 871 | 21.3 | 18% | 10% | 23% | 10% | 28% |
| 2023/24 | 835 | 17.7 | 17% | 10% | 20% | 12% | 37% |
| 2022/23 | 848 | 18.3 | 16% | 10% | 20% | 10% | 26% |
| 2021/22 | 879 | 18.3 | 15% | 8% | 17% | 10% | 32% |
| 2020/21 | 855 | 16.8 | 15% | 9% | 15% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 832 | 17.4 | 15% | 8% | 21% | 6% | 17% |
| 2017/18 | 814 | 16.9 | 12% | 8% | 20% | 6% | 16% |
| 2016/17 | 830 | 16.3 | 14% | 8% | 21% | 5% | 14% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.