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Gracewood Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Church Road, Rothwell, Potters Bar EN6 1EZ · gracewood.futureacademies.org · 01707 655512
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 36.1
- average Attainment 8 score. Hertfordshire 50.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.3
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 420
- 39% of 1,082 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 29%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Future Academies
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 31 families put the school first and 108 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 | 108 | 31 | 0.3 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 113 | 53 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 120 | 56 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 108 | 47 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 123 | 54 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 36.1, and 26.6% 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- (26.1 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼36.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼46.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼29.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.01 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137224)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.3 | −0.7 |
| Sixth form college | 2.2 | +1.1 |
| Further education | 51.1 | +1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | +2.2 |
| Employment | 3.3 | +1.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.4 | −2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.2 | −2.1 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137224)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 students | C- (26.1) | Below average -0.34 | |
| 17 students | C- (26.1) | Below average -0.34 | |
| 8 students | Merit+ (28.7) | Average -0.15 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 16 | C (30.3) | -0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 36 | C- (27) | — |
| 2021/22 | 15 | C+ (33) | — |
| 2018/19 | 37 | C (28.8) | -0.33 |
| 2017/18 | 46 | C+ (32.5) | +0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 69 | C- (26) | -0.18 |
| 2015/16 | 52 | D- (18.2) | -0.33 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137224)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 56.5 | +6.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.3 | — |
| Employment | 26.1 | +2.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.3 | −9 |
| Activity not captured | 8.7 | +5.4 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137224)
Ofsted
Gracewood Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 November 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 2 Nov 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137224)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137224), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Requires 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 Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137224)
- Oct 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137224)
Jan 2015Requires 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 137224)