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Destination Schools
Our boys leave The Beacon at either Year 6 or Year 8. At the end of Year 8, aged 13, the majority of our boys leave us to go to the local independent day schools such as Berkhamsted Boys’ School or Merchant Taylors’ School, or to one of the many boarding school options, including Bradfield College, Eton College, Harrow School, Marlborough College, Oundle School, Rugby School, Shiplake College, St Edward’s Oxford and Wellington College.
In the past few years, boys from The Beacon have received Academic, Music, Drama, Art, Design Technology and Sports scholarships to Ampleforth, Berkhamsted Boys’ School, Bradfield College, Charterhouse, Eton College, Haileybury, Harrow School, Marlborough College, Merchant Taylors’ School, Millfield, Oundle School, Radley, Rugby School, Shiplake College, St Edward’s Oxford, Uppingham and Wellington College, amongst others. This is a familiar pattern year on year.
Boys also leave us at the end of Year 6 to take up places at the local grammar schools, mainly Dr Challoner’s Grammar School in Amersham, The Royal Grammar in High Wycombe and Chesham Grammar. The Beacon continues to be the largest feeder schools into Dr Challoner’s Grammar School.
We are always proud of all our boys and look forward to hearing their tales of senior school when they return to The Beacon to reminisce!
Please click on the logos below to view the number of Beacon boys who have gone to each of the destination schools in recent years:
Abingdon School
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Abingdon School
| 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Berkhamsted Boys' School
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Berkhamsted Boys’ School
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 16 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 21 |
Bloxham School
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Bloxham School
| 2017 / 18 | 2018 / 19 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bradfield College
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Bradfield College
| 2017/2018 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
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Abingdon School
| 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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Berkhamsted Boys’ School
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 16 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 21 |
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Bloxham School
| 2017 / 18 | 2018 / 19 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Bradfield College
| 2017/2018 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Chesham Grammar School
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Chesham Grammar School
| 2017/2018 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
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Dr Challoner’s Grammar School
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 25 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
Eton College
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Eton College
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2020/2021 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School
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Haberdashers’ Aske’s
| 2017/2018 | 2021/2022 |
| 1 | 1 |
X
Chesham Grammar School
| 2017/2018 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
X
Dr Challoner’s Grammar School
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 25 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
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Eton College
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2020/2021 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 |
X
Haberdashers’ Aske’s
| 2017/2018 | 2021/2022 |
| 1 | 1 |
Haileybury
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Haileybury
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Harrow School
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Harrow School
| 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 |
| 5 | 2 | 6 |
John Hampden Grammar School
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John Hampden Grammar School
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Magdalen College School
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Magdalen College School
| 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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Haileybury
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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Harrow School
| 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 |
| 5 | 2 | 6 |
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John Hampden Grammar School
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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Magdalen College School
| 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Marlborough College
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Marlborough College
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Merchant Taylors' School
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Merchant Taylors’ School
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Millfield
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Millfield
| 2018/2019 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
Oundle School
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Oundle School
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2020/2021 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Marlborough College
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Merchant Taylors’ School
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
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Millfield
| 2018/2019 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Oundle School
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2020/2021 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Pangbourne College
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Pangbourne College
| 2020/2021 |
| 1 |
Radley
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Radley
| 2019/2020 | 2021/2022 |
| 1 | 1 |
Reading Blue Coat School
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Reading Blue Coat School
| 2020/2021 |
| 3 |
Royal Grammar School
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Royal Grammar School
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
X
Pangbourne College
| 2020/2021 |
| 1 |
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Radley
| 2019/2020 | 2021/2022 |
| 1 | 1 |
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Reading Blue Coat School
| 2020/2021 |
| 3 |
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Royal Grammar School
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Rugby School
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Rugby School
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Shiplake College
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Shiplake College
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
St Edward's Oxford
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St Edward’s Oxford
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2022/2023 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Stowe
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Stowe
| 2018/2019 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
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Rugby School
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Shiplake College
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 | 2022/2023 |
| 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 9 |
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St Edward’s Oxford
| 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 | 2022/2023 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Stowe
| 2018/2019 | 2020/2021 | 2021/2022 |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wellington College
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Wellington College
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2022/2023 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 |
Westminster School
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Westminster School
| 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 |
| 1 | 1 |
Winchester College
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Winchester College
| 2017/2018 | 2021/2022 |
| 2 | 2 |
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Wellington College
| 2017/2018 | 2018/2019 | 2019/2020 | 2022/2023 |
| 3 | 1 | 3 |
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Westminster School
| 2019/2020 | 2020/2021 |
| 1 | 1 |
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Winchester College
| 2017/2018 | 2021/2022 |
| 2 | 2 |
Destination Day Schools
| School | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/2023 | Total |
| Dr Challoner’s Grammar School | 25 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 111 |
| Berkhamsted Boys’ School | 16 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 21 | 82 |
| Shiplake College | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 36 |
| Royal Grammar School | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 20 |
| Merchant Taylors’ School | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| The Amersham School | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Thorpe House School | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Magdalen College School | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Reading Blue Coat School | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Chesham Grammar School | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||
| John Hampden Grammar School | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Haberdashers’ Aske’s | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Aylesbury Grammer | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Aldenham School | 1 | 1 | ||||
| St Clement Danes | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Queen Elizabeth School Barnet | 1 | 1 |
Destination Boarding Schools
| School | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/2023 | Total |
| Bradfield College | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | |
| Harrow School | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | ||
| Haileybury | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | |
| Abingdon | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||
| St Edward’s, Oxford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Oundle School | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Eton College | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Stowe | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||
| Wellington | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
| Rugby School | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Millfield | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Marlborough College | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Bloxham | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| Westminster | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Winchester | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Radley | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scholarships & Exhibitions 2023/2024
| Aldenham | Sports Scholarship |
| Berkhamsted Boys’ School | 2 Drama Scholarships, 1 Drama Exhibition, 3 Sports Scholarships |
| Harrow | Academic Scholarship |
| Merchant Taylors’ School | Academic Scholarship, 2 Art Scholarships |
| Westbrook Hay | Sports Scholarship |
Scholarships & Exhibitions 2022/2023
| Berkhamsted | Drama Scholarship, Sports Scholarship, Drama Exhibition |
| Bloxham School | Drama Scholarship |
| Bradfield | Drama Scholarship |
| Marlborough College | DT Scholarship |
| Merchant Taylors’ School | Drama Scholarship, Major Academic Scholarship, Music Scholarship |
| Rugby | Academic, Performing Arts and Music Scholarships |
| Shiplake | All Rounder Academic, Performing Arts Scholarship, 2 Academic Scholarships, Drama Scholarship |
| Oundle | The Oundle Scholarship |
| Thorpe House | Sports Scholarship |
Scholarships & Exhibitions 2021/2022
| Abingdon School | DT Scholarship |
| Berkhamsted Boys’ School | Sport Scholarship, Drama Scholarship and 2 Drama Exhibitions |
| Haberdashers’ Aske’s School | Academic Scholarship |
| Haileybury | Academic Scholarship |
| Harrow School | Drama Scholarship and Sport Scholarship |
| Merchant Taylors’ School | Academic Scholarship |
| Shiplake College | Drama Scholarship |
| Winchester College | Academic Scholarship |
Scholarships & Exhibitions 2020/2021
| Harrow School | Drama Scholarship and Music Exhibition |
| Eton College | Music Exhibition |
| Oundle School | Music Exhibition |
| Magdalen College School | Academic Scholarship, All Rounder Award and Governors’ Presentation Award |
| Haileybury | Drama and Sports Scholarship |
| Shiplake College | Drama Scholarship |
| Pangbourne College | DT Scholarship |
| Stowe School | DT Scholarship |
| Merchant Taylors’ School | Major Academic Scholarship, Drama Scholarship and Honorary Music Scholarship |
| Berkhamsted Boys’ School | 2 Drama Scholarships and 2 Drama Exhibitions |
Scholarships & Exhibitions 2019/2020
| Harrow School | 2 Hockey Scholarships and Drama Scholarship |
| Shiplake College | 2 Drama Scholarships |
| Berkhamsted Boys’ School | Academic Scholarship, Drama Scholarship, Drama Exhibition and Music Exhibition |
| Merchant Taylors’ School | Art Scholarship and Academic Exhibition |
Scholarships & Exhibitions 2018/2019
| Haileybury | 5 Scholarships – Academic, Sports, Drama and Design Technology Scholarships |
| Marlborough College | Academic and Sports Scholarship |
| Bradfield College | Dr Gray All Rounder Scholarship |
| Charterhouse | Sports Scholarship |
| Berkhamsted Boys’ School | Music Scholarship, Drama Exhibition and Music Exhibition |
| Ampleforth College | Basil Hume Drama Scholarship |
| St Edward’s Oxford | Academic and All Rounder Exhibition |
| King’s School Worcester | Academic Exhibition |
| Oundle School | General Scholarship |
Scholarships & Exhibitions 2017/2018
| Eton College | Music Exhibition |
| Harrow | Sports Scholarship |
| Rugby School | Drama Scholarship |
| Haileybury | 3 Scholarships – Sports and Drama Scholarships |
| Wellington College | Sports Scholarship |
| Merchant Taylors’ School | Design Technology Scholarship and Drama Scholarship |
| Berkhamsted Boys’ School | Sports Scholarship, Drama Exhibition, Drama Scholarship, Music Exhibition |
| Haberdashers’ Aske’s | Academic Scholarship |
| Abingdon | Design Technology Scholarship |
| Uppingham | Design Technology Scholarship |