Amersham School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
C63
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Amersham, HP7 9HH
- Distance
- 1.5km away
Dr Challoner's Grammar School
Chesham Road, Amersham, HP6 5HA
Local ranking2nd of 37 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1356
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Boys
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 5 November 2019. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 76.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 98.9% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 99.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 185
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 98.0%
- Continued in education
- 98.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 1.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 2.0%
- Employment
- 13.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
A-
Avg A-Level Grade
47.4
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
47.9
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
220
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 57.8% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 40.5
- 16-18 Cohort
- 453
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1368
- Boys
- 1286 (93%)
- Girls
- 98 (7%)
- Capacity
- 1356 (102% full)
- SEND
- 15.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 2.7%
- EAL
- 17.4%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 0.8%
- SEN Support
- 14.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 75.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,422/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 5.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 14.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 52.1%
- Asian Indian: 22.6%
- Mixed White & Asian: 5.8%
- Asian Other: 5.8%
- White Other: 4.2%
- Mixed Other: 3.5%
- Asian Pakistani: 2.3%
- Asian Chinese: 1.4%
52.1%
White British
22.6%
Asian Indian
5.8%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Chesham Road
Amersham, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 136419
- UKPRN
- 10032610
- Establishment No.
- 4504
- Trust
- DR CHALLONER'S GRAMMAR SCHOOL
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