The Grange School

Foundation school · Secondary school · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
HP21 7NH
Composite score
50.5

School overview

The Grange School is a secondary school serving Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, classified by the DfE as a foundation school. It has 1,429 pupils aged 11 to 18 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated The Grange School 'Good'. In the most recent GCSE results, pupils achieved an average Attainment 8 score of 40.4, below the national average of 46. That is down 4.1 points in its Attainment 8 score on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

29% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 55% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,463
National rank
#359
In South East
#25
In Buckinghamshire
Top 78%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
40.4
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
29%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
55%
% EBacc grade 5+
7%
EBacc average points score
3.48

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,429 % FSM ever-6 24.4% % EAL 22.5% Age range 11–18 Gender Mixed

Location

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