Parents choose whether to enter their children for the Bucks 11+ Secondary Transfer Test for entry into Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools. As we are a partner school our pupils sit the test in the familiar setting of their own school. On average around 75% of our Year 6 pupils sit the 11+ Secondary Transfer Test in September of that school year. Across 3 classes there are usually 60 pupils in Year 6 each year.
Over the last eight years the average qualifying rate, of those who sat the test, has been 70%. The county average is approximately 37% (Source: Buckinghamshire Council website, Dec 2025).
Not all of those who qualify go on to Grammar schools as some families still choose to transfer to independent schools at 11+. Similarly not all those who receive offers to leading Independent Schools take up their offers.
Of our recent leavers in July 2026, all 28 pupils who applied to Berkhamsted School received an offer, and 31 received offers from local grammar schools.
Over the last two years, 77% of our Year 6 pupils who sat the Buckinghamshire secondary transfer test qualified for a grammar school place, including 84% in 2025.
In our 2026 leavers’ survey, 93% of responding Year 6 families (53 of 57) told us they had secured a place at their first-choice senior school.
