Amersham School

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 850 pupils.[4]

Amersham School
Address
Stanley Hill Avenue

Amersham
,
Buckinghamshire

England
Coordinates51.6674°N 0.5936°W / 51.6674; -0.5936
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoLive, Learn and Succeed Together
Established1964
Department for Education URN137343 Tables
OfstedReports
Chairman of GovernorsNigel Davies[1]
HeadteacherSharon Jarrett[2]
GenderCo-educational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment825[2]
Houses  Delta
  Zeta
  Omega
  Beta
  Sigma kappa
Colour(s)   Navy and Sky Blue
Websitehttp://www.amersham.bucks.sch.uk/

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 well above national averages.

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 personalised curriculum including a variation of qualifications on offer, personalised to suit the mixed ability students.

The school is over-subscribed for entries in Year 7 and has a large sixth form.

History

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, Raans Secondary School merged with Brudenell School, to become the Amersham School,[6] the Raans site, however, remained open for a further year for lessons for the new school's pupils. Notable alumni include Olympic Athlete Nicola Sanders.

Blocks

The main entrance includes the cafeteria, an entrance to the hall and the main office.

  • A block includes 4 maths rooms.
  • B block includes 2 maths rooms and 2 English rooms.
  • C block includes 5 I.T. rooms.
  • D block includes 2 art rooms, a kitchen and an English room.
  • E block includes 7 science rooms and 2 preparation rooms.
  • F block includes the finance office and the headteacher's office.
  • G block includes the music rooms, the drama studio and the old gym.
  • J block includes humanity rooms for history, geography and religious studies and the SEN room.
  • L block includes an I.T. room, reflection room and multiple English rooms.
  • M block includes 2 MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) rooms and 2 humanity rooms.
  • T block includes a Graphic Design room, a Resistant Materials room, a practical room and an IT room.
  • S block includes 2 sports classrooms, the PE office, a dance studio, a fitness suite and the sports hall.

Academic results

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. A Level and BTEC results are also at an all-time high, with a 98% pass rate and 67% of grades at A-C.

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+.[7]

References
  1. "Governance". Amersham School. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  2. "URN 137343 Amersham School". Edubase/DfE. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  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, Amersham: Schools in Amersham". Schooletc.co.uk. 31 August 1988. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
  7. https://www.compare-school-performance.service.gov.uk/school/137343
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.