Academic Results
We believe that it is important to offer the girls and their parents a wide range of choices at 11 and so many girls will take both the Buckinghamshire County 11+ examinations and entrance examinations for a variety of independent senior schools, both boarding and day.
Buckinghamshire County 11+ Examinations
In Year 6, the girls’ final year at High March, the majority of pupils take the Buckinghamshire County 11+ examinations in Verbal, Mathematical and Non-Verbal Reasoning for entry into the local state grammar schools, including Beaconsfield High School, Dr Challoner’s High School, Sir William Borlase School and Wycombe High School. We are very proud of our impressive 11+ results; our average qualification rate over the last three years is 71%, which compares extremely favourably with the County-wide pass rate of 31%.
Entrance Examinations and Scholarships for Independent Senior Schools at 11+
The 11+ Common Entrance syllabus is taught in English, Mathematics and Science and this equips the girls for any of the entrance examinations set by the senior school of their choice. Girls are also prepared for scholarship examinations and the school is very proud of its success rate in academic, music and general scholarships.
In the academic year 2025 to 2026, the following ten scholarships were awarded to High March pupils
- Four scholarships (one Exhibition) to Berkhamsted School: Two Academic, One Drama (Exhibition) and One Music
- Academic scholarship to Headington Rye
- Drama scholarship to Pipers Corner
- Two scholarships to Queen Anne’s: One Academic and One Sports
- Two scholarships to Royal Masonic: One All-rounder (Academic and Music) and One Drama
SENIOR SCHOOL OFFERS AND DESTINATIONS 2026
| SCHOOL OFFERS | DESTINATION SCHOOL | |
|---|---|---|
| Grammar Schools | ||
| Beaconsfield High School | 19 | 12 |
| Dr Challoner’s High School | 1 | 1 |
| Independent Schools (11-18) | ||
| Berkhamsted School | 14 | 6 |
| Claires Court | 1 | 0 |
| Downe House | 2 | 0 |
| Elmhurst Ballet School | 1 | 0 |
| Headington Rye | 6 | 2 |
| LVS | 1 | 0 |
| Pipers Corner | 13 | 4 |
| Queen Anne’s School | 2 | 1 |
| Royal Masonic School | 6 | 3 |
| Shiplake | 1 | 1 |
| St Mary’s, Gerrards Cross | 1 | 0 |
| Wycombe Abbey | 7 | 6 |
| Independent Boarding Schools (13-18) | ||
| Wellington | 1 | NA |
In recent years pupils have entered the following Independent Senior Schools:
- ACS International School, Hillingdon
- Berkhamsted School
- Cheltenham Ladies College
- Claires Court, The College
- Downe House
- Pipers Corner School (Scholarship)
- Queen Anne’s Caversham (Scholarship)
- St George’s, Ascot
- St Helen’s School, Northwood (Scholarship)
- St Mary’s School, Gerrards Cross (Scholarship)
- The Royal Masonic School, Rickmansworth
- Wycombe Abbey (Scholarship)
