Amersham School
Stanley Hill, Amersham, HP7 9HH
1,050 pupils · 101% of 1,040 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- AMERSHAM SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2025) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 2 December 2025, published 2 February 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.7 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 54.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 73.6% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 29.4% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.08 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 175 | 189 | 667 | 175 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 175 | 191 | 705 | 175 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 185 | 648 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 169 | 208 | 674 | 169 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 166 | 167 | 634 | 166 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 205 | 126 | 814 | 205 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 176 | 192 | 653 | 176 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 173 | 184 | 593 | 173 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Dr Challoner's Grammar School 1.5 km · Outstanding (2019) · previous system
- Dr Challoner's High School 1.7 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Chesham Grammar School 4.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Chiltern Hills Academy 5 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- St Clement Danes School 5.5 km · Outstanding (2024) · previous system
- The Chalfonts Community College 6.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.