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The Grange Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
London Road, Bushey WD23 3AA · thegrange.futureacademies.org · 020 8950 9502
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.3
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 928
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.2%
- First language not English
- 25.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Future Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 83 families put the school first and 270 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 270 | 83 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 289 | 79 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 252 | 53 | 0.2 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 293 | 77 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 299 | 46 | 0.2 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.3, and 32.2% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hertfordshire it was 50.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (32.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼32.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲62.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.93 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 135938)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.5 | −14.5 |
| Further education | 47.3 | +9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | +0.7 |
| Employment | 0.6 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.8 | +6.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +2.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 students | C+ (32.9) | Well above average +0.49 | |
| 49 students | C+ (32.7) | Well above average +0.41 | |
| 21 students | Merit+ (29) | Above average +0.30 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 62 | C- (26) | -0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 57 | C- (27.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 63 | C+ (32.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 50 | C- (25.6) | -0.02 |
| 2017/18 | 38 | D+ (23.3) | -0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 40 | C- (25.4) | +0.06 |
| 2015/16 | 28 | C- (27.3) | -0.03 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 62.3 | −5.2 |
| Further and other education | 5.8 | +4.5 |
| Further education | 2.9 | — |
| Other education | 2.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | +0.4 |
| Employment | 18.8 | −4.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | +1.7 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Grange Academy on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 12 Nov 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: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 135938), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
- Jun 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135938)
Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135938)
Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 135938)
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (90 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 90
- 10% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 33 parents (37%) with SEND