Beaconsfield High

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alberta
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Beaconsfield High

Post by alberta »

Hi I just wondered what are chances of getting into Bec High, after passing 11+ but not being in catchment??

thanks
welbury
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by welbury »

Historically, practically zero I'm afraid. Sally-Anne posted the allocation profiles here : http://www.elevenplusexams.co.uk/school ... n-profiles

According to that only catchment (and siblings) were offered. When we attended the meetings for DD a few years ago they emphasised that out of catchment didn't stand much of a chance, as even in catchment weren't all offered. Things may be different this year but I doubt it.
alberta
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by alberta »

thank you!! I guess it depends on intake each year! Wish we could move but not poss so guess will just hope for the best.
welbury
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by welbury »

Have you listed other Bucks Grammars? Some offered to all
alberta
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by alberta »

Yes, put down Wycombe high and Burnham
Booklady
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by Booklady »

We are in the same position - literally 100m out of catchment - really unfair as we are at the bottom of the Bucks area and I think it should go down to the county border! We are only about 6miles from BHS - and yet out of catchment - whereas it goes miles and miles in the other directions!

One year it was all offered I think - but it really depends on the cohort this year. I have a theory it may be a low girls year - as DD is in a class with only 8 or 9 girls and 20+ boys - but who knows!!

Good luck to both of us!! :D
Sally-Anne
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by Sally-Anne »

This might help you to get a better picture. These are the numbers of first preferences for BHS for the last 4 years, and the final allocation distances as at the start of the autumn term. Please bear in mind that these figures do not include successful appeals who also named the school as a first preference.

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      Prefs       Final allocation
2008   158        6.011 miles
2009    99        All offered
2010   145        11.210 miles
2011   123        T.b.a.
There may be hope, but it could be a nail-biting wait and obviously so much depends on where the first preferences live compared to previous years.
welbury
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by welbury »

Wycombe High does seem far more popular than BHS amongst our year 6 this year than previous years. Don't be too disheartended if you don't get BHS. We were very split between WHS and BHS a few years ago and sometimes wish we'd gone for WHS instead. Burnham is also supposed to be excellent. Spoilt for choice really.
Booklady
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by Booklady »

Sally-Anne, so does 123 first preferences for this year also include those of us who are out of catchment - or only the in catchment kids? Where do we find these numbers for the other schools - or could you post them too?

Thanks!!
Sally-Anne
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Re: Beaconsfield High

Post by Sally-Anne »

Booklady wrote:or could you post them too?
I knew that was coming!

People will have to cross reference against the allocation profiles for themselves because I am not going to type them all out again here. Posting in Code is the devil's own invention. :twisted:

However, these are the first preferences post-qualification. They are the numbers for all those (regardless of catchment) who placed the school in first place on the CAF. They do not include successful appeals or late testers, and nor do they include children who placed another school higher on their CAF but subsequently did not qualify for that school, e.g. an OoC grammar.

This is "The Rough Guide to Preferences" and no more than that.

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         	           	PAN   2011   2010   2009   2008
Aylesbury Grammar      	180   150	 153	 154 	167
Aylesbury High	         180   138	 157 	145    163
Beaconsfield High     	 150	123	 145	  99	 158
Burnham Grammar        	150	 86	  64	  53	  54
Chesham Grammar        	180	104	 110	  92	 101
Dr Challoners Grammar  	180	159	 177	 214	 196
Dr Challoners High     	150	160	 151	 185	 147
John Hampden	           150	117	 129	  99	  80
*Royal Grammar School     182	139 	194	 222	 182
Royal Latin            	174	174	 194	 184	 199
Sir Henry Floyd        	150	111	  65	  80	  63
Sir William Borlase    	120	134	  76	 110	 128
Wycombe High           	180	156	 136	 156	 131
					
* Does not include boarding places					
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