Beaconsfield High School
| Motto | Disciplina et Doctrina |
|---|---|
| Type |
Grammar school; Academy |
| Headteacher | Ms Rachel Smith |
| Location |
Wattleton Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 1RR England Coordinates: 51°36′14″N 0°38′38″W / 51.60391°N 0.64377°W |
| Local authority | Buckinghamshire |
| DfE number | 825/5402 |
| DfE URN | 140893 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports Pre-academy reports |
| Students | 1098 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Ages | 11–18 |
| Colours | Royal Blue |
| Website | www |
Beaconsfield High School (commonly known as Becky High) is a girls' grammar school in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The school takes girls from the age of 11 through to the age of 18. In order to gain admission into Beaconsfield High School; students from Buckinghamshire primary schools are required to take the 11+ examination and score an average of 121/141 across at least one exam, although students who score in the region of 117 will be considered for 'appeal'. The school has approximately 1,100 pupils with around 150 in each year group. Girls are split into one of six houses (since 2016) named after inspirational women in entry to the school. The school has around 60 classrooms and built a new 'sixth form area' last year which brought around 12 new classrooms, a fully equipped computer room, a new canteen with a larger seating area and a new common room which have all proved to benefit the majority of the school.
In September 1997, the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) awarded the school specialist school status as a Technology College. It has been awarded a second specialism as a Language College. The school converted to academy status in September 2014.
In the 2008 exam series it achieved a 100% pass rate at GCSE with an average of 502 points per candidate, and a 100% pass rate at A2 with an average points score of 397 per candidate. As of the 2012 A-Level results, Beaconsfield High School managed to obtain the best A-level results in Buckinghamshire.
On entering the school in year 7, students are placed in form groups. As of the class 2014-15, there are six form groups, all containing girls from different houses. Students stay in the same form groups until the end of year 8, where they will be required to move and meet other students from different forms. There are six houses. Students in year 12 can apply to be prefects, and one can apply to become a head of house prefect which is considered to be a senior role. The heads of houses are required to encourage students to adopt a 'house identity', run house focuses every other week and organise the house pantomimes by themselves.
'House identities' are also achieved through the organisation of interhouse competitions; the main ones being Pip Cups, Pantomimes and Sports day. Pip cups are inter-house sporting competitions such as netball, hockey and gymnastics. Each year group from year seven to eleven are required to take part.
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