Gracewood Academy
Gracewood Academy is an academy converter in Potters Bar for pupils aged 11 to 18. It has 420 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Gracewood Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, Mount Grace School.
| Type | Secondary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 11-18 |
| Religion | Unknown |
| Address | Church Road Rothwell Potters Bar Hertfordshire EN6 1EZ |
| Reference Number | 152099 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 420 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 54.52%
Girls: 45.48% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 29% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 17.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 22.5 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 47 | 37 | 84 |
| 8 | 43 | 40 | 83 |
| 9 | 34 | 40 | 74 |
| 10 | 50 | 33 | 83 |
| 11 | 41 | 28 | 69 |
| 12 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| 13 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 60% |
| White, Other | 11% |
| African | 5.5% |
| Asian, Other | 4.5% |
| Indian | 3.3% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.3% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 2.6% |
| White & Asian | 1.9% |
| White & Black (African) | 1.7% |
| Unclassified | 0.7% |
| Irish | 0.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.5% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Mount Grace School, inspected in November 2022.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Requires Improvement |
| Last Report Date | This school has not had an inspection yet. |
| Date | Report |
|---|
Year 7 admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
| First Preference | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Second Preference | 29 | 19 |
| Third Preference | 30 | 6 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
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).
In 2025–26, 14.5% of pupils at Gracewood Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 13 | 12 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 20 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 12 | 0 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 11 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 3 | 1 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 1 | 0 |
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.
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Gracewood Academy is part of Future Academies, which runs 11 schools. The nearest others:
- The Grange Academy Bushey
- Future Academies Watford Watford
- Phoenix Academy London
- Laureate Academy Hemel Hempstead
- Ashtree Primary Academy Stevenage
- Barclay Academy Stevenage
- Millbank Gardens Primary Academy London
- Pimlico Academy London
- Pimlico Primary London
- Trinity Academy London
What is Gracewood Academy's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Gracewood Academy is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in November 2022 of its predecessor, Mount Grace School.
How many pupils does Gracewood Academy have?
Gracewood Academy has 420 pupils on roll.
What age range does Gracewood Academy cover?
Gracewood Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.
Where is Gracewood Academy?
Gracewood Academy is at Church Road, Rothwell, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1EZ.