The Grange School

The Grange School has made significant progress since its previous inspection and is now rated as good overall. The school fosters a positive environment where pupils feel respected, safe, and supported. Its broad curriculum in Years 7 to 11 and strong sixth-form provision ensure that students are well-prepared for their future endeavors, with a particular emphasis on ambitious next steps. Notably, the school's inclusive ethos benefits all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities. However, despite improvements in pupil achievement, the school faces challenges in ensuring that this is consistently reflected in the published outcomes, particularly for disadvantaged students.

Strengths

• Strong positive and optimistic school community
• Ambitious and supportive staff who nurture excellent relationships with pupils
• Broad curriculum offering for key stages 3 and 4
• Effective reading strategy that encourages reading for pleasure
• Well-structured personal development and careers programmes

Areas for Improvement

• Some variability in curriculum delivery affecting pupil achievement
• Lack of coordination in provided support for some pupils' needs

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 The Grange School attended 90.3% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 6.2% of pupils at The Grange School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 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 The Grange School had 16.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 19.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 16.1% of pupils at The Grange School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 4.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Grange School received £7,909 and spent £7,761 for each of its 1,418 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,370,000 (£966 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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All schools in Aylesbury · Buckinghamshire local authority: places and applications

The Grange School is part of The Aylesbury Learning Partnership, which runs 3 schools. The nearest others:

• Turnfurlong Junior School Aylesbury
• Turnfurlong Infant School Aylesbury

What is The Grange School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Grange School is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was The Grange School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Grange School was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does The Grange School have?

The Grange School has 1,418 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Grange School cover?

The Grange School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are The Grange School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 43.7, and 40% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is The Grange School?

The Grange School is at Wendover Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7NH.