The Beacon School
The Beacon School is an independent school in Amersham for boys and girls aged 3 to 13. It has 453 pupils and room for 570.
Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, HP6 5PF01494 433654beaconschool.co.ukMr Nick Baker headmasterAll details
Inspection
This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.
Results
The government does not publish comparable results for most independent schools (IGCSEs are left out of its measures), so none are shown here.
Getting a place
Grammar school. This is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Buckinghamshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 453 | 507 | 510 | 516 | 528 | 534 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 20% | 19% | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 300 m | 212 | Not inspected | 95 | Compare |
| Heatherton School | Independent | 650 m | 149 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Chesham Bois Church of England School | Academy | 0.7 miles | 218 | Good 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| Dr Challoner's Grammar School | Academy (grammar) | 0.8 miles | 1,384 | Outstanding 2019 | 99 | Compare |
| Waterside Primary Academy | Academy | 0.8 miles | 225 | No overall grade 2024 | 19 | Compare |
| Elangeni School | Council | 0.8 miles | 240 | Good 2024 | 97 | Compare |
| Chestnut Lane School | Council | 0.9 miles | 206 | No overall grade 2025 | 89 | Compare |
| Thomas Harding Junior School | Academy | 0.9 miles | 238 | Report card 2026 | 75 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is The Beacon School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score The Beacon School yet.
How many pupils does The Beacon School have?
453 pupils aged 3 to 13 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 570 places, so it is 79% full.
Does The Beacon School have an entrance exam?
Yes. It is a grammar school, so places depend on an entrance test, usually sat in September of Year 6. Check the school's admissions page for the test dates and the pass mark.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Amersham Road, Chesham Bois, Amersham, HP6 5PF
- Telephone
- 01494 433654
- Website
- www.beaconschool.co.uk
- Headmaster
- Mr Nick Baker
- Type of school
- Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
- Phase
- Independent school, ages 3-13, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Ward
- Amersham & Chesham Bois
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 January 1954
- URN
- 110553 · LAESTAB 8256029 · UKPRN 10018609
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.