Amersham School

Academy in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England

Amersham School

Address

Stanley Hill Avenue

Amersham

Buckinghamshire

England

Coordinates| 51°40′03″N 0°35′37″W﻿ / ﻿51.6674°N 0.5936°W﻿ / 51.6674; -0.5936Coordinates: 51°40′03″N 0°35′37″W﻿ / ﻿51.6674°N 0.5936°W﻿ / 51.6674; -0.5936
Information
Type| Academy
Motto| Live, Learn and Succeed Together
Established| 1964
Department for Education URN| 137343 Tables
Ofsted| Reports
Chairman of Governors| Nigel Davies[2]
Headteacher| Sharon Jarrett[1]
Gender| Co-educational
Age| 11 to 18
Enrolment| 825[1]
Houses|  Delta
Zeta
Omega
Beta
Sigma
Kappa
Colour(s)|  Navy and Sky Blue
Website| http://www.amersham.bucks.sch.uk/

Amersham School is a mixed secondary school in Amersham, Buckinghamshire. In September 2011, the school became an Academy.[3] It takes children from the age of 11 through to the age of 18 and has approximately 1020 pupils.[4]

In September 2005, the school was designated by the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) as a specialist school in Business & Enterprise.[5]

Amersham School is an upper school, and half the children who live locally pass the 11+ and go to grammar schools. In light of this data, Amersham School is performing above national averages.[when?]

As is common with many other schools, Amersham School operates a two-year Key Stage 3. This allows three years for GCSE study, through a staged approach, and allows for a more personalized curriculum including a variety of qualifications on offer, generally good to suit mixed ability students.

The school is over-subscribed for entries in Year 7. From September 2021, Year 7 has 7 forms, as opposed to 5 forms in Year 12 and Year 13, and six forms in the remainder of the school, and has a relatively large sixth form.[when?]

## History[edit]

The school opened on its current site in 1964, although at that time it was the Brudenell County Secondary School for girls. Following the opening of the girls' school, the Raans County Secondary School, which had opened in 1956 as a mixed school, became a boys' school. In 1988,[6] Raans Secondary School merged with Brudenell School, to become the Amersham School.[7] Notable alumni include Olympic Athlete Nicola Sanders.[8]

## Academic results[edit]

The examination results at Amersham School have risen dramatically in recent years, with 70% of pupils achieving at least five GCSEs at grades A*-C in 2010. 50% of pupils achieved five GCSEs at grades A*-C including English and Mathematics.[when?] A Level and BTEC results are also at an all-time high, with a 98% pass rate and 67% of grades at A-C.[when?]

The school's 2016 GCSE results had a Progress 8 score of 0.27, which is above the national average for schools in England, and 79% of pupils earned A*-C grades in GCSE English and Maths. The 2016 A-Level results were in line with the national average, with a progress score of −0.22 and an average grade of D+.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "URN 137343 Amersham School". Edubase/DfE. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
2. ^ "Governance". Amersham School. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
3. ^ "Open academies map and schools submitting applications". Department for Education. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
4. ^ "Schools Directory". Buckinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
5. ^ "Specialist Schools Home". DfES. July 2006. Archived from the original on 3 August 2006. Retrieved 28 July 2006.
6. ^ "Raans Secondary School - GOV.UK".
7. ^ "Raans Secondary School, Amersham: Schools in Amersham". Schooletc.co.uk. 31 August 1988. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
8. ^ Drew, Sophie (15 February 2021). "Six famous sporting faces from Buckinghamshire". buckinghamshirelive. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
9. ^ "Amersham School - GOV.UK".

## External links[edit]

* Department for Education Performance Tables 2011

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secondary|

* Amersham School
* The Aylesbury Vale Academy
* The Beaconsfield School
* Bourne End Academy
* Buckingham School
* Buckinghamshire University Technical College
* Chalfonts Community College
* Chiltern Hills Academy
* The Cottesloe School
* Cressex Community School
* The Grange School
* Great Marlow School
* Highcrest Academy
* Holmer Green Senior School
* John Colet School
* Mandeville School
* The Misbourne School
* Princes Risborough School
* St Michael's Catholic School
* Sir Thomas Fremantle School
* Sir William Ramsay School
* Waddesdon Church of England School

Grammar|

* Aylesbury Grammar School
* Aylesbury High School
* Beaconsfield High School
* Burnham Grammar School
* Chesham Grammar School
* Dr Challoner's Grammar School
* Dr Challoner's High School
* John Hampden Grammar School
* Royal Grammar School
* Royal Latin School
* Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
* Sir William Borlase's Grammar School
* Wycombe High School

Independent|

* Akeley Wood School
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* Pipers Corner School
* St Mary's School
* Stowe School
* Teikyo School
* Wycombe Abbey

Special|

* Alfriston School
* Chiltern Way Academy
* Furze Down School
* MacIntyre School
* The PACE Centre
* Pebble Brook School
* Stocklake Park Community School

Further education|

* Aylesbury College

Defunct|

* Amersham Hall
* Divine Mercy College
* Holy Cross Convent School
* The E-ACT Burnham Park Academy
* Lady Verney High School
* London Central Elementary High School

See also|

* Schools in the Borough of Milton Keynes

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