Amersham School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Academy converter
Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,222of 1,085 places
- Free school meals
- 3.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 151
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 1 May 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Sir William Borlase's Grammar School (URN 110515, until 1 June 2011).
What the data says
Of the 140 pupils who finished Year 11 at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School in 2023, 99% stayed on in Sir William Borlase's Grammar School’s own sixth form (Buckinghamshire average 61%), none went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 206 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 77% went to university (Buckinghamshire 52%, England 37%), and 67% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 72.4 against 46.1 across England and 53.4 in Buckinghamshire, with 97% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Sir William Borlase's Grammar School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
German is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in Buckinghamshire and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 140 | 6,459 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 99% | 61% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 0% | 22% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | This school | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 206 | 5,316 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 77% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 67% | 38% | 19% |
| Further education | — | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 14% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | This school | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 72.4 | 53.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 97% | 59% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 81% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 6.87 | 4.79 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 2% | 16% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | — | 34.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | — | 56.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 10% | 19% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 151 | 100% | 89% | 67% | 20% | 99% |
| Mathematics | 151 | 100% | 88% | 77% | 22% | 99% |
| English Literature | 149 | 99% | 86% | 60% | 21% | 99% |
| Physics | 128 | 85% | 23% | 73% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 128 | 85% | 23% | 71% | 47% | 100% |
| Biology | 128 | 85% | 23% | 75% | 45% | 100% |
| History | 106 | 70% | 41% | 54% | 26% | 94% |
| Geography | 77 | 51% | 41% | 69% | 25% | 99% |
| Spanish | 77 | 51% | 19% | 49% | 27% | 88% |
| Physical Education | 54 | 36% | 11% | 50% | 24% | 94% |
| Drama | 50 | 33% | 7% | 74% | 27% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 45 | 30% | 13% | 71% | 30% | 100% |
| German | 44 | 29% | 5% | 39% | 33% | 75% |
| Design and Technology | 43 | 28% | 11% | 72% | 23% | 93% |
| French | 32 | 21% | 18% | 72% | 29% | 97% |
| Music | 31 | 21% | 5% | 74% | 33% | 97% |
| Combined Science | 23 | 15% | 65% | 26% | 9% | 96% |
| Fine Art | 21 | 14% | 9% | 71% | 28% | 95% |
| Dance | 9 | 6% | 1% | 89% | 27% | 100% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 47 | 21% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | This school | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 454 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 226 | 3,838 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 44.75 | 40.37 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 44% | 33% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 137 | 61% | 31% |
| Biology | 80 | 35% | 20% |
| Psychology | 56 | 25% | 23% |
| Economics | 55 | 24% | 13% |
| Physics | 50 | 22% | 12% |
| Chemistry | 48 | 21% | 17% |
| Business Studies | 38 | 17% | 13% |
| Further Mathematics | 32 | 14% | 5% |
| History | 32 | 14% | 13% |
| English Literature | 24 | 11% | 11% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 10% | 5% |
| Geography | 22 | 10% | 10% |
| Physical Education | 21 | 9% | 3% |
| French | 13 | 6% | 1% |
| Spanish | 12 | 5% | 2% |
| Politics | 9 | 4% | 6% |
| Drama | 9 | 4% | 2% |
| Music | 9 | 4% | 0% |
| Dance | 8 | 4% | 0% |
| Fine Art | 7 | 3% | 3% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 129 | 57% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 46 | 20% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | 16 | 7% | — |
| German | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| French | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| German | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| French | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.