Hertfordshire
The Grange Academy
Dependable results for a comprehensive intake; the journey is the main thing to weigh.
What the data says
Published data, read plainly. It tells you what to check next; it does not guarantee a place or replace your local authority’s admissions guidance.
Attainment 8 of 41.3 is below the national average of around 46. Compare with progress data, which may show a different picture.
- 41.3
- Attainment 8
- 51%
- 5+ Eng & Maths
- 2024/2025
- Academic year
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- -0.29
- Progress 8
- [-0.52, -0.05]
- Confidence interval
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Admissions and catchment
Council allocation figures
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We have not collected Hertfordshire council’s allocation figures for this school yet. We only show a verdict when we can cite the council’s published figures. Check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for its allocation booklet.
In-year places (September 2026 to July 2027): Year 7: places available · Year 8: places available · Year 9: places available · Year 10: places available · Year 11: places available. As listed by the council on 27 September 2026 (source). Lists change daily; confirm with the council’s in-year admissions team.
Applications and offers
National offer day figures that councils report to the Department for Education. These are counts only: they do not show how far away the last child offered a place lived.
Year 7 entry
| Year of entry | Places offered | Put it first | First choices offered | Applications (any preference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 270 | 83 | 83 (100%) | 370 |
| September 2025 | 289 | 79 | 79 (100%) | 336 |
| September 2024 | 252 | 53 | 53 (100%) | 267 |
| September 2023 | 293 | 77 | 77 (100%) | 320 |
| September 2022 | 299 | 46 | 46 (100%) | 265 |
Source: Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, school-level data, published 18 June 2026. “–” means the figure was not published. The council’s own allocation figures are the official record: check Hertfordshire’s admissions page for cut-off distances, the admission rules and this year’s dates.
Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
University destinations
Share of this school's sixth-form leavers who went on to Oxford or Cambridge, a Russell Group university, or a university in the top third by entry grades. Department for Education data for state-funded schools and colleges.
| Left sixth form | Students | Oxford or Cambridge | Russell Group | Top-third universities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 2024-2025 tables | 77 | Not published | Not published | 13% England 19% |
| 2020/21 2023-2024 tables | 74 | Not published | Not published | 18% England 24% |
| 2015/16 2018-2019 tables | 34 | 0% England 1% | 6% England 14% | 12% England 19% |
- The DfE stopped publishing Oxbridge and Russell Group shares for individual schools after the 2022-23 performance tables (students who left in 2019/20). Top-third figures continue.
- Figures are percentages of all students who finished 16 to 18 study at the school, counting those who sustained a university place in the two years after leaving.
- Rankings use the average across years weighted by the number of students; a school needs at least 2 years and 50 students to be ranked. The top-third ranking uses the latest 3 years. Ranks are among state-funded schools and colleges.
- '<0.5%' means above zero but under half a percent. 'Suppressed' means 5 or fewer students.
- Some years were published under this school's previous URN, before it converted or merged.
- Source: Department for Education, 16 to 18 progression to higher education or training (Compare school and college performance, Explore education statistics).
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 171 | 41.3 | — | 50.9% | 62.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/2024 | 169 | 37.6 | -0.29 | 49.7% | 45.6% | 3.4 |
| 2022/2023 | 182 | 36.8 | -0.28 | 43.0% | 46.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/2022 | 183 | 42.4 | -0.37 | 57.0% | 37.0% | 3.8 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in Hertfordshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 147785 |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Region | East of England |
| Phase | Secondary |
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 11-18 |
| Headteacher | Aziza Ajak |
| Trust | FUTURE ACADEMIES |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | — |
| Postcode | WD23 3AA |
| Latest pupils | 171 |
| FSM eligible | 27.8% |
Contact and identifiers
London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
https://www.thegrange.futureacademies.orgView local authority page2089509502| DfE number | 4036 |
| UKPRN | 10085444 |
| Opened | 1 Feb 2020 |
| GIAS updated | 18 Mar 2026 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | — |
| Ofsted published | 12 Jan 2025 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | Academy First Section 5 |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 12 Nov 2024 |
| Publication date | 12 Jan 2025 |