Beaconsfield High School

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Beaconsfield High School is a predominantly girls' grammar school in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The school takes students 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 180 in each year group. Students are split into one of six houses named after inspirational women in entry to the school. The school has around 60 classrooms and a 'sixth form area' which contains around 12 classrooms, a fully equipped computer room, a canteen with a large seating area and a sixth form common room.AcademicsIn 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 2017 exam series it achieved a 100% pass rate at GCSE and as of the 2017 A-Level results, Beaconsfield High School managed to obtain the best A-level results in Buckinghamshire.Houses and Form groupsOn entering the school in year 7, students are placed in form groups. There are six form groups, each containing members of an individual house. 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'who run house focuses every other week. '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.