Amersham School

URN 137343·Secondary·Academy converter·Amersham School·Compare

Flags

1 high

Overall absence at 10.8%Overall absence at 9.7%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,448.14

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

23.0%

of income

In-year balance

-0.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.

Overall absence at 9.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

15 March 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.49.7

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.73.6%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)54.6%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.29.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,052

Capacity

1,040 (101%)

Free school meals

13.8%

English additional lang.

8.7%

Ethnicity

White British 71.0%Asian 10.7%Black 1.2%Mixed 7.7%Chinese 0.9%Other 0.5%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

64.9

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.2

Mean salary

£49,685

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

8.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

24.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.4%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 904 pupils