Grange Primary School

Grange Primary School has improved its overall effectiveness to a good level since the previous inspection, which had indicated the need for improvement. The school fosters a welcoming community where pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), feel safe and are encouraged to develop strong relationships with staff. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with strong support for reading and various extracurricular activities, although some aspects of the national curriculum require further development. The leadership has effectively addressed past weaknesses, demonstrating a commitment to continuous improvement.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff
• High expectations of behaviour consistently applied
• Effective reading support for weaker readers
• Broad and ambitious curriculum across most subjects
• Well-trained staff who support SEND needs
• Strong focus on pupils' personal development and well-being
• Active participation opportunities for pupils in school activities

Areas for Improvement

• Some curriculum aspects in a few subjects are omitted or underdeveloped
• Inconsistent understanding of SEND strategies among mainstream teachers

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Grange Primary School attended 94.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 17.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.7% of pupils at Grange Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Grange Primary School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.3% of pupils at Grange Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

The school has resourced provision with 18 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Grange Primary School received £9,007 and spent £8,975 for each of its 430 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £262,000 (£609 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Grange Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Grange Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Grange Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Grange Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Grange Primary School have?

Grange Primary School has 443 pupils on roll.

What age range does Grange Primary School cover?

Grange Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Grange Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Grange Primary School?

Grange Primary School is at Welbeck Road, South Harrow, Harrow, Middlesex, HA2 0RY.