Secondary school

The Grange School

  • Foundation School
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • Buckinghamshire
  • HP21 7NH
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Apr 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,525 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 77%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 68%68%2016/17: top 81%2017/18: top 77%2018/19: top 73%2021/22: top 67%2022/23: top 63%2023/24: top 56%56% · 2023/242024/25: top 77%No exams

A-level results

#351 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South East

Attainment 840.4 · South East 463/10 Below−8.5 pts since 21/22
Grade 5+ English and maths28.7% · South East 44.8%2/10 Well below South East−9 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score3.48 · South East 4.033/10 Below−11.8 pts since 21/22
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.07 · South East +0.016/10 Middle+31.1 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry25.54 · South East 33.472/10 Well below South East
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 47.5 · 236 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 40.3 · 227 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 41.1 · 218 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 42 · 233 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 45.2 · 231 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 43.5 · 235 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 44.5 · 243 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 40.4 · 244 pupils · South East 4647.540.3No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 37% · 227 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 35% · 218 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 33% · 233 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 38% · 231 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 36% · 235 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 41.2% · 243 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 28.7% · 244 pupils · South East 44.8%41.2%28.7%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 23.81 · 73 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 26.24 · 71 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 24.92 · 58 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 24.59 · 65 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 29.78 · 71 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 21.1 · 77 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 21.82 · 59 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 25.54 · 85 pupils · South East 33.4729.7821.1No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in90.7%
166 of 183 who put it first2014 · 80.7%2026 · 90.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st183166
2nd16839
3rd10618

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2011–2024

  1. 2011Good
  2. 2015Requires improvement
  3. 2018Requires improvement
  4. 2019Ungraded visit
  5. 2021Ungraded visit
  6. 2021Ungraded visit
  7. 2021Requires improvement
  8. 2024Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,418
Free school meals (past 6 years)24.4%
First language not English22.5%
SEN support15.5%
EHC plan3.2%
Absence (sessions missed)9.7%
Persistently absent pupils27.4%

Girls 52.8%Boys 47.2%

103.1% full · 1,375 places · 185 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 175 responses (12.3% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school86.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school88.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved76% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 52.6% not applicable57.8% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year66.9% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 13.7% not applicable78.8% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed75.5% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child76% agree
  • My child does well at this school83.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing82.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school86.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school89.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70.3% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent81.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.4
Pupils per adult10.1
  • Classroom teachers 79.7
  • Leadership 6.8
  • Teaching assistants 36.8
  • Other support 40.8

Teachers 86.5 FTE · Whole workforce 164.1 · 189 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,909
Spend per pupil£7,761
Staff spend per pupil£6,363
Reserve per pupil£966
  • +£1,370,245revenue reserve
  • +£209,155in-year balance

Grants £7,759 · self-generated £149 · premises £308 per pupil

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

243 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93%
  • Education85.2%
  • Apprenticeship6.2%
  • Employment1.6%
  • Not sustained4.9%
  • Unknown2.1%

After sixth form (16–18)

84 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained77.4%
  • Education38.1%
  • Higher education33.3%
  • Apprenticeship2.4%
  • Employment36.9%
  • Not sustained14.3%
  • Unknown8.3%