Amersham School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
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Chesham Grammar School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,331of 1,219 places
- Free school meals
- 2.7%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 180
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 4 March 2025Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Chesham Grammar School (URN 110504, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 179 pupils who finished Year 11 at Chesham Grammar School in 2023, 93% stayed on in Chesham Grammar School’s own sixth form (Buckinghamshire average 61%), 3% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 207 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 69% went to university (Buckinghamshire 52%, England 37%), and 52% 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 74.0 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, Chesham 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 | Chesham Grammar School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 179 | 6,459 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 98% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 93% | 61% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 3% | 22% | 37% |
| — other education | 2% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 1% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 1% | 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 | Chesham Grammar School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 207 | 5,316 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 69% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 52% | 38% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 19% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Chesham Grammar School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 74.0 | 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 | 94% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.25 | 4.79 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 1% | 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 | 13% | 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 | 179 | 99% | 89% | 53% | 20% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 179 | 99% | 88% | 78% | 22% | 100% |
| English Literature | 179 | 99% | 86% | 53% | 21% | 98% |
| Biology | 179 | 99% | 23% | 75% | 45% | 100% |
| Physics | 177 | 98% | 23% | 72% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 175 | 97% | 23% | 74% | 47% | 99% |
| History | 126 | 70% | 41% | 67% | 26% | 97% |
| Geography | 100 | 56% | 41% | 87% | 25% | 100% |
| Spanish | 71 | 39% | 19% | 51% | 27% | 94% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 66 | 37% | 8% | 86% | 21% | 100% |
| French | 61 | 34% | 18% | 77% | 29% | 100% |
| German | 52 | 29% | 5% | 79% | 33% | 100% |
| Drama | 45 | 25% | 7% | 53% | 27% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 41 | 23% | 13% | 68% | 30% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 40 | 22% | 11% | 68% | 24% | 100% |
| Applied Engineering | 33 | 18% | 0% | 24% | 18% | 88% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 13% | 7% | 75% | 24% | 100% |
| Music | 23 | 13% | 5% | 57% | 33% | 91% |
| Religious Studies | 18 | 10% | 31% | 56% | 32% | 100% |
| Textiles | 12 | 7% | 2% | 58% | 27% | 100% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| Turkish | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 71% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Chesham Grammar School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 409 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 210 | 3,838 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | A- | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 46.29 | 40.37 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | A- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 43% | 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 | 112 | 53% | 31% |
| Economics | 63 | 30% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 57 | 27% | 17% |
| Sociology | 48 | 23% | 13% |
| Physics | 47 | 22% | 12% |
| Psychology | 46 | 22% | 23% |
| Biology | 44 | 21% | 20% |
| History | 38 | 18% | 13% |
| Geography | 37 | 18% | 10% |
| English Literature | 30 | 14% | 11% |
| Further Mathematics | 28 | 13% | 5% |
| Politics | 25 | 12% | 6% |
| Fine Art | 14 | 7% | 3% |
| French | 14 | 7% | 1% |
| Drama | 12 | 6% | 2% |
| Spanish | 9 | 4% | 2% |
| Physical Education | 9 | 4% | 3% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 4% | 4% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 4% | 5% |
| German | 7 | 3% | 0% |
| Italian | — | — | 0% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Punjabi | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Photography | — | — | 3% |
| Japanese | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 45 | 21% | — |
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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.