Amersham School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Free schools
Pioneer Secondary Academy
- Pupils on roll
- 612of 840 places
- Free school meals
- 11.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 83
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 24 September 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Khalsa Secondary Academy (URN 139897, until 30 April 2022).
What the data says
Of the 93 pupils who finished Year 11 at Pioneer Secondary Academy in 2023, 62% stayed on in Pioneer Secondary Academy’s own sixth form (Buckinghamshire average 61%), 31% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 29% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
A level grades average D+, well below the England average of B-; 0% of students achieved AAB or better including two facilitating subjects (England 18%). The largest A level subjects are Psychology, Chemistry and Biology.
Among the 38 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 42% went to university (Buckinghamshire 52%, England 37%).
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 | Pioneer Secondary Academy | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 93 | 6,459 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 97% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 94% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 62% | 61% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 31% | 22% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 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 | Pioneer Secondary Academy | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 38 | 5,316 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 68% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 42% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | — | 38% | 19% |
| Further education | 8% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 18% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 13% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Pioneer Secondary Academy | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 49.8 | 53.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55% | 59% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 24% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.17 | 4.79 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 13% | 16% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 41.5 | 34.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 51.1 | 56.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 72% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 82 | 99% | 88% | 22% | 22% | 80% |
| Combined Science | 82 | 99% | 65% | 10% | 9% | 73% |
| English Language | 82 | 99% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 76% |
| English Literature | 80 | 96% | 86% | 18% | 21% | 83% |
| Religious Studies | 80 | 96% | 31% | 39% | 32% | 78% |
| Business Studies | 54 | 65% | 18% | 31% | 20% | 87% |
| Geography | 38 | 46% | 41% | 8% | 25% | 50% |
| Punjabi | 34 | 41% | 0% | 41% | 48% | 82% |
| Art and Design | 24 | 29% | 7% | 25% | 24% | 50% |
| Computer Science | 24 | 29% | 13% | 21% | 30% | 67% |
| History | 17 | 20% | 41% | 29% | 26% | 71% |
| Spanish | 10 | 12% | 19% | 20% | 27% | 90% |
| Italian | 3 | 4% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | 18 | 95% | — |
| Sports Studies | 16 | 84% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Pioneer Secondary Academy | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 64 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 19 | 3,838 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | D+ | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 24.14 | 40.37 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 0% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 10 | 53% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 9 | 47% | 17% |
| Biology | 8 | 42% | 20% |
| Mathematics | 8 | 42% | 31% |
| Punjabi | 7 | 37% | 0% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 17 | 89% | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 11 | 58% | — |
| Small Business Management | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 53% | — |
| Social Science | VRQ Level 3 | 10 | 53% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 9 | 47% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Grammar School
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Aylesbury High School
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98% stayed in education · Attainment 8 74.3
Aylesbury UTC
University technical college · sixth form · 128 pupils
68% stayed in education · Attainment 8 23.8
Beaconsfield High School
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99% stayed in education · Attainment 8 75.9
Buckingham School
Community school · sixth form · 1,110 pupils
80% stayed in education · Attainment 8 38.6
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.