Burnham Grammar School
Slough, SL1 7HG
· Buckinghamshire grammar school
Ofsted: Good
Mixed
Qualifying score (2026)
121.0
Furthest distance offered (2026)
2.69 miles
Test board
Consortium: Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test. Standardised score ≥ 121 qualifies for grammar school consideration
Ofsted judgement breakdown (2012-11-22)
Overall effectiveness
Good
Effectiveness of leadership and management
Good
Oversubscription criteria
- Looked after — Looked after children and previously looked after children (adopted, special guardianship, child arrangements order)
- Pupil premium near qualifying — Up to 6 places: Pupil Premium children in catchment (or LAC anywhere) with STT score 115–120 (just below qualifying threshold)
- Pupil premium catchment — Catchment area children eligible for Pupil Premium
- Sibling current roll — Siblings of children currently on roll at the school (Years 7–10)
- Sibling partner school — Siblings of children on roll at the school's partner school (e.g. Aylesbury High School for Aylesbury Grammar)
- Sibling former roll — Siblings of children who have previously been on roll at the school
- Staff child — Children of permanent staff employed at the school for ≥2 years (or recruited to fill a demonstrable skills shortage)
- Medical social — Children with exceptional medical/social needs that can only be met at this specific school, supported by professional evidence
- Catchment — Children living in the school's defined catchment area
- Other qualified — All other qualifying children — tiebreaker: straight-line distance (closest first)
What the entrance test covers
The STT is produced by GL Assessment and consists of two multiple-choice papers, each about 60 minutes including a short break between them:
1. Verbal skills — comprehension, technical English, and verbal reasoning.
2. Mathematical and non-verbal skills — maths and non-verbal/spatial reasoning.
A shorter practice test is normally given about two days before the main test so children know what to expect and become familiar with the question style. Children at state-funded Buckinghamshire primary/partner schools sit the test at school during the school day.
University destinations
Of the 126-student 2019/20 leaver cohort, sustaining a
higher-education destination the following year. This is the last cohort the Department for Education published
with an Oxbridge/Russell Group breakdown — these categories were discontinued as official accountability
measures after this release, so a more recent figure does not exist.
House prices nearby
Median price, Burnham ward (Year ending Mar 2023)
£545,950
Median price for the school's electoral ward, year ending March 2023 — a neighbourhood-level indicator, not the school's actual admissions catchment (catchments are often smaller than a ward or span parts of several).
Data sourced from GIAS, Ofsted and official Buckinghamshire admissions publications.
Figures can change year to year — always confirm with the school before applying.
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