Amersham School
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Princes Risborough School
- Pupils on roll
- 1,083of 1,030 places
- Free school meals
- 19.2%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 156
- Ofsted
- Good, 1 November 2022Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Princes Risborough School (URN 137372, until 31 August 2018).
What the data says
Of the 165 pupils who finished Year 11 at Princes Risborough School in 2023, 45% stayed on in Princes Risborough School’s own sixth form (Buckinghamshire average 61%), 36% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 40 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 50% went to university (Buckinghamshire 52%, England 37%), and 6% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 24% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 40.3 against 46.1 across England and 53.4 in Buckinghamshire, with 29% 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 | Princes Risborough School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 165 | 6,459 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 92% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 88% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 45% | 61% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 7% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 36% | 22% | 37% |
| — other education | 0% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 2% | 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 | Princes Risborough School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 40 | 5,316 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 93% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 50% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 6% | 38% | 19% |
| Further education | 0% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 8% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 35% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 5% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | Princes Risborough School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 40.3 | 53.4 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 59% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 52% | 74% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 9% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.26 | 4.79 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 20% | 16% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 31.9 | 34.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 42.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 155 | 99% | 88% | 12% | 22% | 61% |
| English Language | 155 | 99% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 59% |
| English Literature | 150 | 96% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 61% |
| Citizenship Studies | 149 | 96% | 3% | 7% | 19% | 48% |
| Combined Science | 99 | 63% | 65% | 0% | 9% | 30% |
| Business Studies | 83 | 53% | 18% | 6% | 20% | 42% |
| History | 59 | 38% | 41% | 19% | 26% | 53% |
| Physics | 53 | 34% | 23% | 19% | 46% | 85% |
| Biology | 53 | 34% | 23% | 17% | 45% | 87% |
| Chemistry | 53 | 34% | 23% | 21% | 47% | 83% |
| Geography | 47 | 30% | 41% | 21% | 25% | 57% |
| Art and Design | 38 | 24% | 7% | 8% | 24% | 74% |
| Design and Technology | 37 | 24% | 11% | 5% | 23% | 46% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 35 | 22% | 8% | 17% | 21% | 54% |
| Spanish | 15 | 10% | 19% | 33% | 27% | 73% |
| Computer Science | 14 | 9% | 13% | 0% | 30% | 36% |
| Graphic Communication | 13 | 8% | 1% | 8% | 23% | 54% |
| French | 10 | 6% | 18% | 50% | 29% | 80% |
| Russian | 3 | 2% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | 38 | 48% | — |
| Speech and Drama | 21 | 26% | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 20 | 25% | — |
| Music performance: Group | 9 | 11% | — |
| Dance: General | 6 | 8% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | Princes Risborough School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 190 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 80 | 3,838 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | C- | B | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 27.19 | 40.37 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | C | B | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 7% | 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 | 32 | 40% | 23% |
| Sociology | 17 | 21% | 13% |
| English Literature | 16 | 20% | 11% |
| Biology | 15 | 19% | 20% |
| Chemistry | 14 | 18% | 17% |
| Business Studies | 12 | 15% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 12 | 15% | 31% |
| History | 11 | 14% | 13% |
| Photography | 9 | 11% | 3% |
| Geography | 9 | 11% | 10% |
| Physics | 8 | 10% | 12% |
| English Language | 7 | 9% | 4% |
| Film Studies | 6 | 8% | 2% |
| Computer Science | — | — | 5% |
| D and T Textiles Technology | — | — | 0% |
| Economics | — | — | 13% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| Art and Design | — | — | 1% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 22 | 28% | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (All) | 18 | 23% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 17 | 21% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 17 | 21% | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (All) | 15 | 19% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | 13 | 16% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 13% | — |
| Speech and Drama | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 13% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 9 | 11% | — |
| Physics | GCE AS level (All) | 8 | 10% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 7 | 9% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 6 | 8% | — |
| Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Diploma L3 - Band N - PPP-D*D*D* | — | — | — |
| Further Mathematics | GCE AS level (All) | — | — | — |
| Biology | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Chemistry | GCE AS level (Not continued to A2) | — | — | — |
| Computer Architecture / Systems | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
Where Princes Risborough School is
Other secondary schools in Buckinghamshire are shown for comparison; darker blue means more Year 11 leavers stayed in education. The last distance at which this school offered places is not yet on file — it comes from Buckinghamshire’s allocation statistics.
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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.