Amersham School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
Academy converter
Great Marlow School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,395of 1,180 places
- Free school meals
- 17.0%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 231
- Ofsted
- School remains Good, 10 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Great Marlow School (URN 110535, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 231 pupils who finished Year 11 at Great Marlow School in 2023, 49% stayed on in Great Marlow School’s own sixth form (Buckinghamshire average 61%), 20% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.
Media Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 53% of the year group took it, against 4% of pupils across England.
Among the 124 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 45% went to university (Buckinghamshire 52%, England 37%), and 17% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 47.9 against 46.1 across England and 53.4 in Buckinghamshire, with 48% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
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 | Great Marlow School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 231 | 6,459 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 94% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 49% | 61% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 17% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 20% | 22% | 37% |
| — other education | — | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 3% | 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 | Great Marlow School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 124 | 5,316 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 45% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 17% | 38% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 7% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 36% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Great Marlow School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 47.9 | 53.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 48% | 59% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 18% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.01 | 4.79 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 16% | 16% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 36.1 | 34.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 50.1 | 56.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 12% | 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 | 230 | 100% | 89% | 18% | 20% | 76% |
| Mathematics | 230 | 100% | 88% | 13% | 22% | 77% |
| English Literature | 219 | 95% | 86% | 14% | 21% | 74% |
| Combined Science | 174 | 75% | 65% | 2% | 9% | 68% |
| Geography | 129 | 56% | 41% | 19% | 25% | 67% |
| Media Studies | 122 | 53% | 4% | 23% | 20% | 76% |
| Business Studies | 108 | 47% | 18% | 16% | 20% | 72% |
| History | 89 | 39% | 41% | 27% | 26% | 72% |
| Physical Education | 69 | 30% | 11% | 25% | 24% | 74% |
| Chemistry | 53 | 23% | 23% | 21% | 47% | 100% |
| Physics | 53 | 23% | 23% | 45% | 46% | 98% |
| Design and Technology | 53 | 23% | 11% | 30% | 23% | 66% |
| Biology | 53 | 23% | 23% | 36% | 45% | 100% |
| Art and Design | 47 | 20% | 7% | 32% | 24% | 94% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 36 | 16% | 8% | 14% | 21% | 67% |
| Drama | 35 | 15% | 7% | 6% | 27% | 80% |
| French | 32 | 14% | 18% | 31% | 29% | 72% |
| Religious Studies | 31 | 13% | 31% | 35% | 32% | 94% |
| Spanish | 29 | 13% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 72% |
| Statistics | 25 | 11% | 5% | 44% | 20% | 88% |
| Music | 20 | 9% | 5% | 25% | 33% | 70% |
| Citizenship Studies | 13 | 6% | 3% | 38% | 19% | 100% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| German | 1 | 0% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 21 | 17% | — |
| Hospitality / Catering Studies | 11 | 9% | — |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | 1 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Great Marlow School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 247 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 121 | 3,838 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 29.58 | 40.37 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 1% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | 44 | 36% | 10% |
| Business Studies | 35 | 29% | 13% |
| Law | 29 | 24% | 4% |
| Psychology | 26 | 21% | 23% |
| Media Studies | 19 | 16% | 4% |
| Mathematics | 19 | 16% | 31% |
| Biology | 17 | 14% | 20% |
| Politics | 15 | 12% | 6% |
| Mathematics (Statistics) | 14 | 12% | 0% |
| English Language and Literature | 14 | 12% | 2% |
| Physical Education | 12 | 10% | 3% |
| History | 10 | 8% | 13% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 8% | 17% |
| English Literature | 10 | 8% | 11% |
| Physics | 8 | 7% | 12% |
| Ancient History | 6 | 5% | 0% |
| D and T Textiles Technology | 6 | 5% | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 19 | 16% | — |
| Multimedia | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 18 | 15% | — |
| Tourism | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 11 | 9% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
Other secondary schools in Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Grammar School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,346 pupils
99% stayed in education · Attainment 8 74.5
Aylesbury High School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,368 pupils
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
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,283 pupils
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.