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Thousands of practice questions and up to 6 mock papers, all in the exact Burnham Grammar School 11+ format, on one simple plan. It starts with a free diagnostic.
Burnham Grammar School
Burnham Grammar School is a mixed grammar school in Buckinghamshire, using the GL exam board for its single-stage 11+ entry. There is no interview stage, and it has a catchment area giving priority to local children. The pass mark and selectivity ratio are unknown.
If your child would thrive among friends from every kind of background, Burnham Grammar is worth a close look. It is a co-educational grammar on the edge of Slough in south Buckinghamshire, and what families notice first is how genuinely mixed it is — children arriving from Burnham Beeches in one direction and the Britwell estate in the other, with more than sixty first languages spoken across the school. That range is something Burnham is proud of rather than quiet about, and it is one of the most distinctive things about it.
The school opened in 1960, carries the plain motto "Embracing Challenge", and has produced an eclectic alumni. Jimmy Carr and Tracey Ullman are both former pupils: a remarkable coincidence, or evidence of a school able to nurture diversity and individual character? Day-to-day life is calm and orderly — phones live in lockers through the school day, heads stay up and conversation keeps flowing — alongside a broad curriculum that has earned specialist status in science, maths and languages.
It suits a capable, sociable child who values effort and good behaviour without needing the trappings of tradition, and who will feel entirely at home in a place where being different is simply normal.
Key facts
Admissions
Admissions contact
admissions@burnhamgrammar.org.uk
Admissions phone
0162 860 4812
Registration form
https://connect.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/iappcustomer/login
Sibling policy
What this school tests
Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test
English
- Punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Comparison
- Reading Comprehension - Evaluation
- Reading Comprehension - Grammar and punctuation
- Reading Comprehension - Inference and Deduction
- Reading Comprehension - Information Retrieval
- Reading Comprehension - Language Techniques and Imagery
- Reading Comprehension - Sentence-level Comprehension
- Reading Comprehension - Sequencing
- Reading Comprehension - Structure, Form, Voice and Tone
- Reading Comprehension - Summarising
- Reading Comprehension - Text Classification and Purpose
- Reading Comprehension - Types of Words and Phrases
- Reading Comprehension - Word Meaning / Choice
- Sentence Completion
- Spelling
Maths
- Algebra
- Angles and Degrees
- BIDMAS
- Coordinate Grids
- Estimation and Rounding
- Factors and Multiples
- Fractions, Decimals and Percentages
- Magic squares
- Measurement
- Money
- Number and Place Value
- Number Walls
- Operations
- Perimeter, Area and Volume
- Position and Direction
- Properties of Shapes
- Ratio and Proportion
- Reflection, Rotation and Symmetry
- Sequences
- Special Numbers
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Statistics
- Time
Non-verbal Reasoning
- Extended Figure Series
- Figure Analogies
- Figure Matrices
- Figure Operations
- Figure Series
- Grid Matrices
- Horizontal Codes
- Most Like Three Figures
- Most Like Two Figures
- Odd Figure Out
- Star Matrices
- Triangle Matrices
- Triangle Series
- Vertical Codes
Verbal Reasoning
- Anagrams
- Compound Words
- Embedded Words
- Form a Word
- Insert a Letter
- Letter Analogies
- Letter Calculations
- Letter Codes
- Letter Grids
- Letter Sequences
- Move 1 / 2 Letters
- Number Analogies
- Number Calculations
- Number Sequences
- Related Words
- Rhyming Synonyms
- Shuffled Sentences
- Synonyms
- Word / Logic Puzzles
- Word Analogies
- Word Completion
- Word Match
- Word Opposites
- Word Pairs
- Word Relationships
- Words and Codes
Spatial Reasoning
- 2D Rotations
- Block Counting
- Combining Shapes
- Fold and Punch
- Folding Cubes
- Hidden Shapes
- Missing Face of Cube
- Shape Completion
Catchment area
Does Burnham Grammar School have a catchment area?
Yes. It has a catchment covering Burnham, Taplow, Egypt, Hedgerley, Fulmer and Middle Green, and qualifying children living in the catchment are given priority when the school is oversubscribed.
Selection review and safety net
Previous exam results
GCSE results
In 2025 students achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 70.1 across their GCSEs. 94.4% gained a grade 5 or better in both English and Maths. 32.4% achieved the English Baccalaureate at grade 5 or above.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
A-level results
In 2025 students achieved a B average grade per A-Level entry. 27.8% gained AAB or better including two facilitating subjects.
Reference: https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/
Frequently asked questions
What exam board does Burnham Grammar School use for the 11+?
Burnham Grammar School uses the GL exam board for its 11+ entrance exam.
Does Burnham Grammar School interview as part of the 11+?
No, there is no interview stage as part of Burnham Grammar School's 11+ admissions process.
Is Burnham Grammar School co-educational or single-sex?
Burnham Grammar School is a co-educational (mixed) school.
Does Burnham Grammar School have a catchment area?
Yes, Burnham Grammar School has a catchment area covering Burnham, Taplow, Egypt, Hedgerley, Fulmer and Middle Green. Qualifying children living in this area are given priority when the school is oversubscribed.
What is Burnham Grammar School's website?
The official website for Burnham Grammar School is https://www.burnhamgrammar.org.uk/.
How do you get a place at Burnham Grammar School?
To be considered, a child first needs to reach the qualifying standard in the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test, the 11+ run by Buckinghamshire Council for its grammar schools. If more children qualify than there are places, places go in this order: looked-after and previously looked-after children, children with an exceptional medical or social need backed by evidence, siblings of current pupils, Pupil Premium children living in catchment, other qualifying children in catchment, then qualifying children outside catchment. Distance to school is the tie-break.
What happens if my child is ill on 11+ test day at Burnham Grammar School?
The test is run by Buckinghamshire Council, so its rules apply. If your child attends a Buckinghamshire state primary, they sit the test in school once they are well. If your child sits at a grammar school or central venue and cannot attend, one alternative date is offered where you provide evidence, such as a letter from a GP. You must contact the council with evidence within three working days. Access arrangements can be made when they are your child's normal way of working, applied for by their headteacher.
Location
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