Amersham School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
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Beaconsfield High School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,283of 1,100 places
- Free school meals
- 2.3%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 179
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained, 4 December 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Beaconsfield High School (URN 110528, until 31 August 2014).
What the data says
Of the 181 pupils who finished Year 11 at Beaconsfield High School in 2023, 91% stayed on in Beaconsfield High School’s own sixth form (Buckinghamshire average 61%), 1% went to a further education college and none started an apprenticeship.
Among the 185 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 73% 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 75.9 against 46.1 across England and 53.4 in Buckinghamshire, with 99% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%) — as a selective grammar school, Beaconsfield High School admits pupils by test at 11, which drives these figures.
Chemistry is unusually popular at GCSE: 100% 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 | Beaconsfield High School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 181 | 6,459 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 99% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 99% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 91% | 61% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 3% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 1% | 22% | 37% |
| — other education | 4% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 0% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 0% | 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 | Beaconsfield High School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 185 | 5,316 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 73% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 71% | 38% | 19% |
| Further education | 1% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 15% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 3% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Beaconsfield High School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 75.9 | 53.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 99% | 59% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 99% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 75% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 7.11 | 4.79 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 7% | 16% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 73.8 | 34.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 76.1 | 56.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 31% | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics | 179 | 100% | 23% | 62% | 46% | 100% |
| Biology | 179 | 100% | 23% | 71% | 45% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 179 | 100% | 23% | 66% | 47% | 99% |
| English Language | 179 | 100% | 89% | 75% | 20% | 99% |
| English Literature | 179 | 100% | 86% | 72% | 21% | 99% |
| Mathematics | 179 | 100% | 88% | 80% | 22% | 100% |
| Spanish | 94 | 53% | 19% | 44% | 27% | 98% |
| Geography | 82 | 46% | 41% | 88% | 25% | 100% |
| Business Studies | 71 | 40% | 18% | 79% | 20% | 100% |
| History | 68 | 38% | 41% | 93% | 26% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 59 | 33% | 31% | 73% | 32% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 56 | 31% | 8% | 79% | 21% | 100% |
| Latin | 47 | 26% | 1% | 79% | 74% | 100% |
| French | 44 | 25% | 18% | 55% | 29% | 91% |
| Art and Design | 42 | 23% | 7% | 71% | 24% | 100% |
| Computer Science | 33 | 18% | 13% | 58% | 30% | 97% |
| Physical Education | 30 | 17% | 11% | 63% | 24% | 100% |
| Drama | 28 | 16% | 7% | 89% | 27% | 100% |
| Music | 23 | 13% | 5% | 74% | 33% | 100% |
| Dance | 21 | 12% | 1% | 67% | 27% | 100% |
| Graphic Communication | 15 | 8% | 1% | 60% | 23% | 100% |
| Russian | 2 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
| Persian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 77% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Economics | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 34% | — |
| Japanese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Polish | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music performance: Group | 2 | 1% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Beaconsfield High School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 370 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 168 | 3,838 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B+ | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 43.90 | 40.37 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B+ | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 30% | 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 | 85 | 51% | 31% |
| Psychology | 62 | 37% | 23% |
| Chemistry | 46 | 27% | 17% |
| Biology | 42 | 25% | 20% |
| English Literature | 33 | 20% | 11% |
| Physics | 30 | 18% | 12% |
| Economics | 23 | 14% | 13% |
| Religious Studies | 22 | 13% | 4% |
| Sociology | 19 | 11% | 13% |
| Media Studies | 18 | 11% | 4% |
| History | 18 | 11% | 13% |
| Computer Science | 18 | 11% | 5% |
| Politics | 15 | 9% | 6% |
| Further Mathematics | 14 | 8% | 5% |
| Classical Civilisation | 11 | 7% | 1% |
| Business Studies | 11 | 7% | 13% |
| Art and Design | 10 | 6% | 1% |
| Geography | 10 | 6% | 10% |
| French | 6 | 4% | 1% |
| Latin | — | — | 0% |
| Russian | — | — | 0% |
| Graphic Communication | — | — | 2% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
| Music | — | — | 0% |
| Physical Education | — | — | 3% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 138 | 82% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Spanish | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
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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.