Amersham School
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,050 pupils
85% stayed in education · Attainment 8 49.7
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The Mandeville School
- Pupils on roll
- 966of 1,001 places
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 170
- Ofsted
- Inspected, 19 November 2024Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: The Mandeville School (URN 110497, until 1 December 2021).
What the data says
Of the 198 pupils who finished Year 11 at The Mandeville School in 2023, 22% stayed on in The Mandeville School’s own sixth form (Buckinghamshire average 61%), 59% went to a further education college and 4% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 48 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 33% went to university (Buckinghamshire 52%, England 37%), and 2% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
Art and Design is unusually popular at GCSE: 34% of the year group took it, against 7% of pupils across England.
GCSE results in 2025 were below the national picture: Attainment 8 of 38.9 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 | The Mandeville School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 198 | 6,459 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 95% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 81% | 91% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 22% | 61% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 0% | 5% | 13% |
| — further education college | 59% | 22% | 37% |
| — other education | 1% | 3% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 8% | 3% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 5% | 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 | The Mandeville School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 48 | 5,316 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 88% | 85% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 33% | 52% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 2% | 38% | 19% |
| Further education | 27% | 2% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 4% | 5% | 7% |
| Employment | 23% | 25% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 10% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | The Mandeville School | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 38.9 | 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 | 13% | 43% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.24 | 4.79 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 25% | 16% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 26.1 | 34.5 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 43.2 | 56.9 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 34% | 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 | 167 | 98% | 89% | 13% | 20% | 59% |
| Mathematics | 167 | 98% | 88% | 9% | 22% | 59% |
| English Literature | 162 | 95% | 86% | 15% | 21% | 69% |
| Combined Science | 134 | 79% | 65% | 4% | 9% | 42% |
| History | 99 | 58% | 41% | 9% | 26% | 47% |
| Business Studies | 94 | 55% | 18% | 10% | 20% | 50% |
| Art and Design | 58 | 34% | 7% | 12% | 24% | 83% |
| Physical Education | 49 | 29% | 11% | 2% | 24% | 35% |
| Geography | 44 | 26% | 41% | 7% | 25% | 32% |
| Psychology | 36 | 21% | 3% | 8% | 22% | 44% |
| Computer Science | 36 | 21% | 13% | 6% | 30% | 22% |
| Physics | 28 | 16% | 23% | 18% | 46% | 93% |
| Biology | 28 | 16% | 23% | 18% | 45% | 86% |
| Chemistry | 28 | 16% | 23% | 29% | 47% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 27 | 16% | 31% | 19% | 32% | 56% |
| Music | 23 | 14% | 5% | 13% | 33% | 30% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 21 | 12% | 8% | 0% | 21% | 24% |
| Spanish | 19 | 11% | 19% | 32% | 27% | 53% |
| French | 17 | 10% | 18% | 18% | 29% | 53% |
| Drama | 10 | 6% | 7% | 0% | 27% | 10% |
| Portuguese | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 50% | — |
| Arabic | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 47% | — |
| Modern Greek | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 33% | — |
| Urdu | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 42% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Chinese | 1 | 1% | 1% | — | 75% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Childcare Skills | 30 | — | — |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | 18 | — | — |
| Dance: General | 11 | — | — |
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Beaconsfield High School
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Buckingham School
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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.