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Amersham School

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Stanley Hill, Amersham HP7 9HH · amershamschool.org.uk · 01494 726562

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Dec 2025 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
49.7
average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
Last distance offered
2.54 mi
4.09 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,050
10 over 1,040 places · 101%
Local authority
Buckinghamshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
14.6%
First language not English
7.5%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Amersham School

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.54 mi (4.09 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 189 families put the school first and 175 places were offered; 67% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 167 (Places 166)167September 2023: 208 (Places 169)208September 2024: 185 (Places 165)185September 2025: 191 (Places 175)191September 2026: 189 (Places 175)189Places 175
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20261751891.1▲67%
September 2025Sept 20251751911.1▲72%
September 2024Sept 20241651851.1▲67%
September 2023Sept 20231692081.2▲64%
September 2022Sept 20221661671▲75%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20262.54 mi4.09 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 49.7, and 54.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.

In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35.3 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.2 (England 46.3)49.22017/18: 51.0 (England 46.5)51.02018/19: 52.7 (England 46.7)52.72021/22: 49.0 (England 48.8)49.02022/23: 51.4 (England 46.3)51.42023/24: 50.3 (England 45.9)50.32024/25: 49.7 (England 46.0)49.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲49.746.0
▲54.6%45.4%
▲73.6%64.8%
▼29.4%40.5%
●4.004.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form59.8+4.8
Further education30.8−4.8
Other education1.2—
Apprenticeship2.4+1.7
Employment0.6−0.7
Not in a lasting destination2.4−1
Activity not captured3+1

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 22.2 (England 30.5)D+2016/17: 25.9 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 28.0 (England 32.1)C-2018/19: 28.1 (England 32.9)C-2021/22: 32.8 (England 37.9)C+2022/23: 30.8 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 33.7 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 35.3 (England 35.0)B-England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
76 studentsB- (35.3)Average +0.16
78 studentsB- (36.1)Above average +0.21
59 studentsDist+ (38.2)Above average +0.44
10.7%AAB or better
100%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/2461C+ (33.7)+0.41
2022/2360C (30.8)—
2021/2252C+ (32.8)—
2018/1949C- (28.1)-0.16
2017/1882C- (28)-0.19
2016/1747C- (25.9)0.00
2015/1671D+ (22.2)-0.22

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University50.7+1.6
Apprenticeship6+2.5
Employment25.4−11.4
Not in a lasting destination13.4+6.4
Activity not captured4.5+2.7

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Amersham School on 2 December 2025 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
2 Dec 2025
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and well-beingExpected standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good

Before September 2019

  • Mar 2016Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesRequires improvement
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (144 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
91%
Positive
90%
Replies
144
14% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▲91% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲91% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▲91% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▲86% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲91% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▲90% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲83% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 89% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲70% agreeEngland 43%

based on 30 parents (21%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲79% agreeEngland 63%

based on 62 parents (43%) with SEND

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