11+ Tuition for Burnham Grammar School
Specialist preparation for Burnham Grammar from our Slough centre, for the GL Assessment Bucks Secondary Transfer Test (TBGS).
Burnham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Burnham, Buckinghamshire (ages 11–18). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good (2012). In 2024/25 it recorded a GCSE Attainment 8 of 70.1, with 94.4% of pupils achieving grade 5 or above in English and maths (Department for Education). About 180 pupils join Year 7 each year, selected through The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (qualifying score 121 (standardised)).
How do you get into Burnham Grammar?
Burnham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, for ages 11–18. Competition for places is strong: only 180 children are admitted to Year 7 each year, selected through the The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools. Because places are decided mainly on the test score, focused preparation makes a real difference.
Think Smart Academy has been preparing children for the 11+ for over a decade. Our Slough centre prepares Burnham Grammar applicants for the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test. We teach Maths, English, Verbal Reasoning and Non-Verbal Reasoning in separate sessions rather than rushed combined lessons, and track progress with termly mock exams and parent reports. Classes are capped at eight students, and every child starts with a free diagnostic assessment so we can see where they need the most work.
- Co-educational selective grammar in Burnham, a short hop from our Slough centre.
- Ofsted: a good school (ungraded inspection December 2022; last graded Good in 2012).
- Ambitious, well-sequenced curriculum, particularly strong in English and mathematics.
- Strong focus on positive mental health (Mind ambassadors / mental-health champions).
Burnham Grammar at a Glance
- Type
- Co-educational grammar, ages 11–18
- Ofsted
- Good (2012)† (report)
- GCSE Attainment 8 (2024/25)
- 70.1 · DfE
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (2024/25)
- 94.4% · DfE
- Year 7 places
- 180 (Year 7 PAN 180 (determined Admissions Policy 2027).)
- Entrance test
- GL Assessment, Bucks Secondary Transfer Test (TBGS)
- Qualifying score
- 121 (standardised)
How does the Burnham Grammar 11+ test work, and how are places allocated?
The Secondary Transfer Test (STT) assesses verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning and mathematics across two papers of about 60 minutes each, administered by Buckinghamshire Council for all Bucks grammar schools.
Qualifying score: A standardised Secondary Transfer Test Score of 121 or more automatically qualifies a child for a Buckinghamshire grammar school place.
How Burnham Grammar allocates places: Qualifying score 121 in the Bucks Secondary Transfer Test. After looked-after children, priority goes to catchment Pupil-Premium children, then siblings of current then former pupils, exceptional medical/social need, qualified children of staff, catchment children, then all other children. Tie-breaker: straight-line distance to the nearest school gate.
September 2027 entry: key dates
- Registration
- Opens 10:00 on Fri 1 May 2026, deadline 15:00 on Tue 2 June 2026
- Test date
- 8 and 10 September 2026 (practice on the 8th, main test on the 10th)
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Sources
School data on this page is taken from authoritative sources, last verified 22 May 2026: Ofsted (latest inspection report); the Department for Education’s Compare school and college performance service (GCSE 2024/25); and the school’s own admissions arrangements. A-level figures are the school’s published 2025 results (see the A-level section above for the exact source). Progress 8 is not shown because the DfE cannot calculate it for 2024/25 (no Key Stage 2 baseline after Covid-19). † Most recent inspection was ungraded, so Ofsted issued no new overall grade (overall grades were dropped for state schools in September 2024). The grade shown is from the previous graded inspection, with its year.
