Fully selective state school · Buckinghamshire
Beaconsfield High School 11+ admissions
September 2027 entryEvidence reviewed 26 August 2026Current entrance requirements, dates and school facts with links to the official evidence used. Unknown information is labelled rather than estimated.
At a glance
- Address
- Wattleton Road, Beaconsfield, South East, HP9 1RR
- Year 7 admission
- Girls for Year 7 admission
- School type
- Fully selective state school
- Funding
- State-funded
- Day or boarding
- Day school
- Religion or denomination
- GIAS records no applicable religious character.
- Published admission number
- 186September 2027 entry
- Academically selected places
- 10September 2027 entry
- Preferences per offer
- The current DfE applications and offers release has not yet been joined to this record.
- Assessment provider
- GL AssessmentGL Assessment is verified for the linked assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment provider.
Selection route
- Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
Formal consortium · GL Assessment · Two school-administered Transfer Test papers, with practice and test sessions in September 2026
Age-standardised scores are weighted 50% verbal, 25% mathematical and 25% non-verbal; a total of 121 or more qualifies. Score is not used as an oversubscription priority rule.
Official registration page
- Eligibility
- Girls with STT score 121 or above, or deemed qualified by Selection Review or exceptional appeal.
- Score policy
- STT uses age-standardised verbal, non-verbal and mathematical scores. 121 qualifies automatically; up to 10 lower-score places within PAN accept at least 115 for eligible catchment applicants.
- Oversubscription
- Looked-after and previously looked-after children; up to 10 catchment Pupil Premium or service-premium girls scoring at least 115; catchment Pupil Premium; sisters; qualified staff children; exceptional medical or social need; catchment; other qualified girls; straight-line distance tie-break.
- Registration
- GIAS does not publish the current test registration URL.
What the assessment covers
These subjects are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessed subjects.
- Verbal skills
- Mathematical skills
- Non-verbal skills
These stages are verified for the linked shared assessment route. GIAS does not publish the current assessment stages.
1. Secondary Transfer Test
Year 6 children take the test for grammar-school entry in September 2027.
Key dates
- Registration opens
- GIAS does not publish the current registration opening date.
- Registration deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current registration deadline.
- Test date
- GIAS does not publish the current test dates.
- CAF deadline
- GIAS does not publish the current CAF deadline.
- National Offer Day
- GIAS does not publish the current offer date.
Shared assessment-route dates
| Date | Route | When |
|---|---|---|
| Registration opens | RouteBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | When1 May 2026 |
| Registration closes | RouteBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | When2 June 2026 |
| Transfer Test | RouteBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | When10 September 2026 |
| Results released | RouteBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test | When9 October 2026 |
Fees
- Fee per term
- This is a state-funded school.
- Fee per year
- This is a state-funded school.
- Published fee context
- This is a state-funded school.
Inspection context
Inspection outcomes are maintained separately and are not present in current GIAS downloads.
Sample papers
Official papers for this school's test, from the school itself or the body that runs the test, linked from the publisher's own site. Trace Learn does not host copies.
| Paper | Published by | Subjects | Answers | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary Transfer Test familiarisation booklet | Published byBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on buckinghamshire.gov.uk |
| Secondary Transfer Test familiarisation booklet (earlier edition) | Published byBuckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test · Familiarisation booklet | SubjectsMixed subjects | Answersanswers available | Opens onopens on buckinghamshire.gov.uk |
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Questions families ask
Which 11+ test does Beaconsfield High School use?
Beaconsfield High School uses Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test for September 2027 entry.
How many Year 7 places does Beaconsfield High School have?
Beaconsfield High School's published admission number is 186 for September 2027 entry.
Who is eligible to apply to Beaconsfield High School?
Girls with STT score 121 or above, or deemed qualified by Selection Review or exceptional appeal.
Are Beaconsfield High School's 2027/28 oversubscription criteria published?
Looked-after and previously looked-after children; up to 10 catchment Pupil Premium or service-premium girls scoring at least 115; catchment Pupil Premium; sisters; qualified staff children; exceptional medical or social need; catchment; other qualified girls; straight-line distance tie-break.
What subjects should a child prepare for Beaconsfield High School?
The verified school or linked route evidence covers Verbal skills, Mathematical skills, and Non-verbal skills.
How current is the information for Beaconsfield High School?
Trace Learn reviewed 4 attached evidence sources by 2026-08-26. Unknown facts stay labelled and should be checked again before applying.
Sources and review record
- Beaconsfield High School determined admissions policy 2027
Beaconsfield High School. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Guide to grammar schools and the Secondary Transfer Test: timeline for entry in 2027
Buckinghamshire Council. Accessed 26 August 2026. September 2027 entry.
- Open state-funded school fields CSV
Department for Education. Accessed 25 August 2026. GIAS register snapshot on 25 August 2026.
- ONS Postcode Directory May 2026 school-postcode centroid extract
Office for National Statistics. Accessed 25 August 2026. ONS Postcode Directory, May 2026.
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