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The Grange School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Wendover Way, Aylesbury HP21 7NH · grange.bucks.sch.uk · 01296 390900
On the mapSearch near HP21 7NH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.4
- average Attainment 8 score. Buckinghamshire 53.4, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 1.04 mi
- 1.68 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Buckinghamshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,418
- 43 over 1,375 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 24.8%
- First language not English
- 22.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.04 mi (1.68 km) from the school. Source: Buckinghamshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 183 families put the school first and 230 places were offered; 91% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 230 | 183 | 0.8 | 91% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 229 | 186 | 0.8 | 84% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 228 | 168 | 0.7 | 95% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 129 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 234 | 160 | 0.7 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1.04 mi1.68 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.4, and 28.7% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Buckinghamshire it was 53.4, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (25.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.4 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.7% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼34.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.48 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 51.4 | +1.2 |
| Sixth form college | 0.4 | — |
| Further education | 32.9 | −0.9 |
| Other education | 0.4 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2 | +3.2 |
| Employment | 1.6 | −2.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.1 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 students | C- (25.5) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 86 students | C- (25.6) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 80 students | Merit+ (27.3) | Average +0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 59 | D+ (21.8) | -0.41 |
| 2022/23 | 77 | D (21.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 71 | C (29.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 65 | D+ (24.6) | -0.29 |
| 2017/18 | 58 | D+ (24.9) | -0.26 |
| 2016/17 | 71 | C- (26.2) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 73 | D+ (23.8) | -0.40 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 33.3 | −20.6 |
| Further and other education | 4.8 | — |
| Further education | 3.6 | — |
| Other education | 1.2 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | −2.9 |
| Employment | 36.9 | +4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | +9 |
| Activity not captured | 8.3 | +5.7 |
Ofsted
The Grange School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Jun 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Mar 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Dec 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (176 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 176
- 12% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 86% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 55 parents (31%) with SEND