Dr Challoner's Grammar SchoolAmersham School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Amersham.
Summary of the comparison
Dr Challoner's Grammar School and Amersham School are secondary schools in Amersham.
Dr Challoner's Grammar School scores 88 out of 100 (grade A, exceptional) and Amersham School scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). Dr Challoner's Grammar School is ahead on our composite score.
Dr Challoner's Grammar School was judged Outstanding and Amersham School was judged the expected standard.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 73.9 for Dr Challoner's Grammar School and 49.7 for Amersham School.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Dr Challoner's Grammar School (77.9 in 2021-22, 73.9 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Amersham School (49.0 in 2021-22, 49.7 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | AmershamDr Challoner's Grammar School | AmershamAmersham School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | A88/100Stronger figure | C63/100 | |
| Local ranking | 2nd of 37 in Buckinghamshire Stronger figure | 18th of 37 in Buckinghamshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: OutstandingStronger figure | Ofsted: Expected | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-18 | |
| Gender | Boys | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,368 | 1,052 | |
| Capacity | 1,356 | 1,040 | |
| Location | Amersham, HP6 5HA | Amersham, HP7 9HH | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 73.9 Stronger figure | 49.7 | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 96.2% Stronger figure | 54.6% | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 97.8% Stronger figure | 73.6% | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 87.4% Stronger figure | 29.4% | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.12 Stronger figure | 4.00 | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 182 | 163 | |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 220 | 76 | |
| A-level average points | 47.4 Stronger figure | 35.3 | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | A- | B- | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 47.9 Stronger figure | 37.9 | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 57.8% Stronger figure | 10.7% | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,368 | 1,052 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 2.7% | 13.8% | |
| English as an additional language | 17.4% | 8.7% | |
| SEN support | 14.3% | 16.5% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 0.8% | 6.4% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 5.2% Stronger figure | 8.4% | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 14.2% Stronger figure | 24.2% | 15.8% |
marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.
Historical trends
Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.
GCSE Attainment 8
GCSE Progress 8
A-level average points
Overall absence
Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)
Pupils on roll
Ethnicity over time
One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Amersham School
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