Burnham Grammar School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Slough, Buckinghamshire
11+ scores · 2027 entry
| Qualifying score | 121 |
From Buckinghamshire Council · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
2.688 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
Burnham Grammar School is a secondary school in Slough, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 December 2022. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
Burnham Grammar School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 2.688 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 3.449 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 2.061 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | 1.753 mi |
| Year 7 2022 | 2.254 mi |
| Year 7 2021 | 2.452 mi |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.615 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 3.043 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 6.488 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 7.435 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 2.688 miles away, the 10th shortest of 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 345 first-choice applications for 180 offers; 162 offers went to first-choice families, and 183 first-choice families (53%) were not offered a place.
- Of the 978 applications for Year 7 in 2026, 739 (76%) came from families living outside Buckinghamshire, and 116 offers went to them.
- 2024/25 results: 94% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Buckinghamshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hogfair Lane, Burnham, Slough, SL1 7HG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,262 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 December 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enthusiastically embrace challenge and enjoy learning here.”
- “Pupils, including those in the sixth form, benefit from high aspirations set for them by leaders and staff.”
- “Teachers are passionate about their subjects and this helps them to inspire pupils to do their best.”
To improve
- “The programme of support is in its infancy and leaders are aware of the need to evaluate the effectiveness of this.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 January 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 94% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 70.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 345 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 162 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Pioneer Secondary Academy 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- E-Act Bourne End Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Beaconsfield School 4.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Beaconsfield High School 5.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Great Marlow School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sir William Borlase's Grammar School 6.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Chalfonts Community College 6.4 mi Good Last distance published
- The Highcrest Academy 7.4 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
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