Amersham School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
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Dr Challoner's High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,391of 1,145 places
- Free school meals
- 2.6%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 183
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 21 November 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Dr Challoner's High School (URN 110495, until 1 August 2011).
What the data says
Of the 183 pupils who finished Year 11 at Dr Challoner's High School in 2023, 98% stayed on in Dr Challoner's High School’s own sixth form (Buckinghamshire average 61%), 1% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 197 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 72% went to university (Buckinghamshire 52%, England 37%), and 71% 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 79.1 against 46.1 across England and 53.4 in Buckinghamshire, with 100% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Dr Challoner's High School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Physics is unusually popular at GCSE: 99% of the year group took it, against 23% 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 | Dr Challoner's High School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 183 | 6,459 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 100% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 100% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 98% | 61% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 1% | 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 | Dr Challoner's High School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 197 | 5,316 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 90% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 72% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 71% | 38% | 19% |
| Further education | 2% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 5% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 11% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Dr Challoner's High School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 79.1 | 53.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 100% | 59% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 97% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.74 | 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 | 15% | 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 | 182 | 99% | 89% | 81% | 20% | 99% |
| Physics | 182 | 99% | 23% | 81% | 46% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 182 | 99% | 88% | 91% | 22% | 100% |
| Biology | 182 | 99% | 23% | 83% | 45% | 100% |
| English Literature | 181 | 99% | 86% | 84% | 21% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 181 | 99% | 23% | 82% | 47% | 100% |
| Geography | 111 | 61% | 41% | 92% | 25% | 100% |
| Spanish | 100 | 55% | 19% | 67% | 27% | 97% |
| Religious Studies | 84 | 46% | 31% | 96% | 32% | 100% |
| History | 82 | 45% | 41% | 88% | 26% | 100% |
| French | 57 | 31% | 18% | 82% | 29% | 100% |
| Drama | 51 | 28% | 7% | 80% | 27% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 28% | 13% | 90% | 30% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 36 | 20% | 11% | 58% | 24% | 97% |
| Fine Art | 36 | 20% | 9% | 78% | 28% | 100% |
| German | 34 | 19% | 5% | 82% | 33% | 100% |
| Classical Civilisation | 25 | 14% | 1% | 80% | 40% | 100% |
| Music | 23 | 13% | 5% | 87% | 33% | 100% |
| Graphic Communication | 18 | 10% | 1% | 72% | 23% | 100% |
| Latin | 12 | 7% | 1% | 67% | 74% | 92% |
| Russian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Chinese | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
| Dance | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 27% | — |
| Punjabi | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 48% | — |
| Psychology | 1 | 1% | 3% | — | 22% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 2 | 1% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 2 | 1% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 1 | 0% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Dr Challoner's High School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 414 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 209 | 3,838 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | A- | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 45.67 | 40.37 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | A- | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 41% | 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 | 119 | 57% | 31% |
| Biology | 68 | 33% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 67 | 32% | 17% |
| Psychology | 60 | 29% | 23% |
| Economics | 43 | 21% | 13% |
| Geography | 36 | 17% | 10% |
| History | 35 | 17% | 13% |
| Physics | 33 | 16% | 12% |
| English Literature | 29 | 14% | 11% |
| Politics | 23 | 11% | 6% |
| English Language | 20 | 10% | 4% |
| Further Mathematics | 20 | 10% | 5% |
| Computer Science | 13 | 6% | 5% |
| Fine Art | 12 | 6% | 3% |
| Classical Civilisation | 12 | 6% | 1% |
| Business Studies | 10 | 5% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 4% | 4% |
| German | 8 | 4% | 0% |
| Japanese | — | — | 0% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Punjabi | — | — | 0% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 166 | 79% | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | 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.