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State secondary schools in Buckinghamshire

37 schools · South East · 2024/25 Department for Education figures

Buckinghamshire has 37 state secondaries, 36 of them with sixth forms, 13 grammar schools among them. 76.7% of families got their first choice last year, worse than most of England. Results run from 14% to 99.5% passing English and maths, a spread of 86 points, with a middle school at 52.4%, above England's 45.4%.

Of those Ofsted has graded, 10 rated Outstanding, 16 Good, 1 Requires improvement, 1 Inadequate. 9 schools carry no overall grade at all — either inspected since Ofsted stopped issuing one in September 2024, or never inspected.

37 schools in Buckinghamshire. Tap one, or see the full list.
14% 100% passed English & maths no figure

Buckinghamshire against England

State-funded schools, 2024/25

59%

Passed English & maths grade 5 or above

13.3% above England

England 45%

53.4

Attainment 8 average score

7.3 above England

England 46.1

19%

Persistently absent missed 10% of sessions

2.5% below England

England 21%

Getting a place

2026/27 secondary admissions round, across Buckinghamshire

76.7%

Got their first choiceof those who applied

England 84%

90.7%

Got one of their threefirst, second or third

0%

Got no offer at allfrom any preference

12%

Appeals upheld67 of 537 heard

These are figures for Buckinghamshire as a whole. A popular school can be much harder to get into than the average suggests, and the criteria that decide it are set by each school's own admission authority rather than centrally. How applying works

How much the choice matters here

Across Buckinghamshire's 36 schools, the share passing English and maths runs from 14% to 100%. That is a spread of 86 percentage points, wider than most councils.

The typical council spans about 48 points. Where schools are close together the school a child gets matters less; where they are far apart it matters a great deal. The widest spreads are all selective areas, where grammar schools sit at one end and everything else at the other.

Buckinghamshire schools, subject by subject

The share reaching grade 4 or above, among schools entering at least 20 pupils. Which pupils take a subject differs a lot between schools, so read this as what happened rather than as a ranking of teaching.

mathsenglish literatureenglish languagegeographyhistoryphysicschemistrybiologyartspanishphysical educationcombined sciencereligious studiescomputer sciencefrenchbusiness studiesdramadesign technology
  1. 1 Aylesbury High School Aylesbury · 36 entries 100%
  2. 2 Dr Challoner's High School Amersham · 57 entries 100%
  3. 3 Chesham Grammar School Chesham · 61 entries 100%
  4. 4 Amersham School Amersham · 27 entries 100%
  5. 5 The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe High Wycombe · 89 entries 99%
  6. 6 Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Marlow · 32 entries 97%
  7. 7 Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Aylesbury · 60 entries 97%
  8. 8 Dr Challoner's Grammar School Amersham · 88 entries 95%
  9. 9 Royal Latin School Buckingham · 99 entries 94%
  10. 10 Wycombe High School High Wycombe · 68 entries 91%
  11. 11 Beaconsfield High School Beaconsfield · 44 entries 91%
  12. 12 Aylesbury Grammar School Aylesbury · 58 entries 90%
  13. 13 Burnham Grammar School Slough · 22 entries 82%
  14. 14 John Colet School Aylesbury · 36 entries 81%
  15. 15 John Hampden Grammar School High Wycombe · 47 entries 77%
  16. 16 The Grange School Aylesbury · 40 entries 75%
  17. 17 St Michael's Catholic School High Wycombe · 71 entries 73%
  18. 18 Holmer Green Senior School High Wycombe · 25 entries 72%
  19. 19 Great Marlow School Marlow · 32 entries 72%
  20. 20 Buckingham School Buckingham · 27 entries 67%
  21. 21 Waddesdon Church of England School Aylesbury · 38 entries 63%
  22. 22 Sir Thomas Fremantle School Winslow · 38 entries 50%
  23. 23 The Cottesloe School Aylesbury · 67 entries 46%
  24. 24 The Beaconsfield School Beaconsfield · 31 entries 39%
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  • Amersham School Amersham · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    49.7
    Absence
    19%
  • Aylesbury Grammar School Aylesbury · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    95%
    Attainment 8
    74.5
    Absence
    10%
  • Aylesbury High School Aylesbury · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    99%
    Attainment 8
    74.3
    Absence
    8%
  • Aylesbury UTC Aylesbury · Requires improvement.
    Eng & maths
    14%
    Attainment 8
    23.8
    Absence
    64%
  • Beaconsfield High School Beaconsfield · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    99%
    Attainment 8
    75.9
    Absence
    6%
  • Buckingham School Buckingham · Good.
    Eng & maths
    33%
    Attainment 8
    38.6
    Absence
    27%
  • Burnham Grammar School Slough · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    94%
    Attainment 8
    70.1
    Absence
    8%
  • Chesham Grammar School Chesham · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    97%
    Attainment 8
    74
    Absence
    13%
  • Chiltern Hills Academy Chesham · Good.
    Eng & maths
    31%
    Attainment 8
    40.3
    Absence
    27%
  • Cressex Community School High Wycombe · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    52%
    Attainment 8
    50.7
    Absence
    20%
  • Dr Challoner's Grammar School Amersham · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    96%
    Attainment 8
    73.9
    Absence
    9%
  • Dr Challoner's High School Amersham · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    100%
    Attainment 8
    79.1
    Absence
    10%
  • E-Act Bourne End Academy Bourne End · Good.
    Eng & maths
    22%
    Attainment 8
    38
    Absence
    33%
  • Great Marlow School Marlow · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    48%
    Attainment 8
    47.9
    Absence
    19%
  • Holmer Green Senior School High Wycombe · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    53%
    Attainment 8
    47.1
    Absence
    17%
  • John Colet School Aylesbury · Good.
    Eng & maths
    47%
    Attainment 8
    47.6
    Absence
    20%
  • John Hampden Grammar School High Wycombe · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    98%
    Attainment 8
    72.3
    Absence
    9%
  • Pioneer Secondary Academy Stoke Poges · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    55%
    Attainment 8
    49.8
    Absence
    16%
  • Princes Risborough School Princes Risborough · Good.
    Eng & maths
    29%
    Attainment 8
    40.3
    Absence
    30%
  • Royal Latin School Buckingham · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    95%
    Attainment 8
    73.5
    Absence
    9%
  • Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Aylesbury · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    97%
    Attainment 8
    73.2
    Absence
    7%
  • Sir Thomas Fremantle School Winslow · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    24%
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Absence
    23%
  • Sir William Borlase's Grammar School Marlow · Outstanding. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    97%
    Attainment 8
    72.4
    Absence
    12%
  • Sir William Ramsay School High Wycombe · Inadequate.
    Eng & maths
    26%
    Attainment 8
    35.4
    Absence
    31%
  • St Michael's Catholic School High Wycombe · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    46%
    Attainment 8
    49.1
    Absence
    17%
  • The Aylesbury Vale Academy Aylesbury · Good.
    Eng & maths
    25%
    Attainment 8
    39.8
    Absence
    21%
  • The Beaconsfield School Beaconsfield · Good.
    Eng & maths
    45%
    Attainment 8
    43.8
    Absence
    29%
  • The Chalfonts Community College Gerrards Cross · Good.
    Eng & maths
    34%
    Attainment 8
    38.9
    Absence
    42%
  • The Cottesloe School Aylesbury · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    44%
    Attainment 8
    45.4
    Absence
    21%
  • The Grange School Aylesbury · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    29%
    Attainment 8
    40.4
    Absence
    20%
  • The Highcrest Academy High Wycombe · Good.
    Eng & maths
    28%
    Attainment 8
    38.5
    Absence
    22%
  • The Kingsbrook School Aylesbury · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    —
    Attainment 8
    —
    Absence
    21%
  • The Mandeville School Aylesbury · Inspected, after Ofsted stopped issuing a single overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    29%
    Attainment 8
    38.9
    Absence
    31%
  • The Misbourne School Great Missenden · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    53%
    Attainment 8
    50.8
    Absence
    23%
  • The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe High Wycombe · Good. · no spare places
    Eng & maths
    98%
    Attainment 8
    73.9
    Absence
    9%
  • Waddesdon Church of England School Aylesbury · Inspected under the current report card, which gives no overall grade.
    Eng & maths
    46%
    Attainment 8
    51
    Absence
    18%
  • Wycombe High School High Wycombe · Outstanding.
    Eng & maths
    97%
    Attainment 8
    73.9
    Absence
    7%

Pick up to 4 schools to see them side by side in the comparison tool, subject by subject.

Sixth form · Key stage 5·2024/25

A levels in Buckinghamshire

33 of Buckinghamshire's 36 sixth forms publish A level results. Ranked on the share reaching AAB or better in at least two of the subjects universities name, which is the measure the steepest entry requirements are written in.

Sixth form Grade AAB+

A level results only. A sixth form running mostly BTECs and other applied courses will show a dash here and can still be the right one — those are graded on their own scale, where a distinction and an A grade carry the same points and mean different things.

Bordering Buckinghamshire

Near a boundary, schools on both sides are usually in reach. Whether a child can apply is set by each school's admission criteria, not by the border.

Central Bedfordshire 15 schools · 42% passed English & mathsHertfordshire 80 schools · 53% passed English & mathsHillingdon 22 schools · 50% passed English & mathsMilton Keynes 15 schools · 44% passed English & mathsOxfordshire 42 schools · 48% passed English & mathsSlough 15 schools · 58% passed English & mathsWest Northamptonshire 22 schools · 42% passed English & mathsWindsor and Maidenhead 10 schools · 49% passed English & mathsWokingham 10 schools · 61% passed English & maths

What these mean

Attainment 8
The average pupil's total score across eight GCSE-equivalent subjects, with English and maths counting double. It is scored out of 90. A score of 50 is roughly equivalent to achieving a grade 5 across eight subjects.
Grades 4 and 5
GCSEs are graded from 9 down to 1. Grade 4 is a standard pass and broadly corresponds to the old grade C; grade 5 is what the government calls a strong pass. Grade 7 is broadly equivalent to an old grade A.
Persistent absence
The share of pupils who miss at least 10% of their possible sessions during the school year. This includes both authorised and unauthorised absence, so illness and other authorised reasons are included. Persistent absence has remained substantially higher than its pre-pandemic level.
First preference
The share of families who were offered the school they ranked first on their application, on national offer day in March. This figure is calculated across the relevant schools or admissions authority, so a high overall figure does not necessarily mean that every individual school is easy to get into.
Spare places
The amount of available capacity a school has compared with the number of pupils on roll. This is different from oversubscription: spare places measure whether a school has capacity, whereas oversubscription describes demand for places exceeding the number available. A school with no spare places may be popular, but a small school can also be full without receiving a large number of applications.
Average A-level grade
The average grade achieved across students' A-level entries. This is different from measures such as the proportion achieving AAB or better in two or more facilitating subjects, which are sometimes used to indicate higher attainment and university-entry performance.
Covers state-funded schools in England; independent schools are not included, and neither the list nor the subject figures above take account of them.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Key stage 4 performance and school characteristics: Department for Education, 2024/25. Inspection outcomes: Ofsted.