The Grange School
Wendover Way, Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- The Aylesbury Learning Partnership
- Headteacher
- Mr Vincent Thomas Murray
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,375
- Pupils on roll
- 1,418
- URN
- 110488
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01296390900
About this school
The Grange School is a foundation secondary school in Aylesbury. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,418 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Grange School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 243 | 244 |
| Attainment 8 score | 43.5 | 44.5 | 40.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.07 -0.25 to +0.12 | +0.07 -0.12 to +0.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 36% | 41.2% | 28.7% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 62% | 63.4% | 54.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 32% | 33.7% | 34.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Grange School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Buckinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 43.5 | 47.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.5 | 49.4 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.4 | 46.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,404 |
| 2023/24 | 1,423 |
| 2024/25 | 1,429 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grange School compares
The Grange School ranked 25th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.4 | 9.7% | 24.4% | 1,418 | — |
| Aylesbury High School | 74.3 | 5.5% | 6% | 1,368 | 0.2 miles |
| Aylesbury Grammar School | 74.5 | 6.5% | 6.1% | 1,346 | 0.3 miles |
| The Mandeville School | 38.9 | 12% | 27.7% | 966 | 1.0 miles |
| Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School | 73.2 | 5% | 7.3% | 1,353 | 1.1 miles |
| Aylesbury UTC | 23.8 | 26.6% | 42.5% | 128 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.42%
- English as an additional language
- 22.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.71%
- Persistent absence
- 27.41%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Aylesbury High School0.2 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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Aylesbury Grammar School0.3 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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The Mandeville School1.0 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School1.1 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
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Aylesbury UTC1.2 miles
Secondary · Aylesbury
Other schools in Aylesbury
The Grange School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked secondary schools in Aylesbury.
- Aylesbury Grammar School Secondary
- Aylesbury High School Secondary
- Aylesbury UTC Secondary
- John Colet School Secondary
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School Secondary
- The Cottesloe School Secondary
- The Kingsbrook School Secondary
- The Mandeville School Secondary
- Waddesdon Church of England School Secondary
- Ashmead Combined School Primary
- Aston Clinton School Primary
- Bearbrook Combined School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Grange School teach?
- The Grange School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Aylesbury.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grange School?
- The headteacher of The Grange School is Mr Vincent Thomas Murray, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Grange School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Grange School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at The Grange School?
- The Grange School has 1,418 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Grange School full?
- The Grange School has capacity for 1,375 pupils and 1,418 on roll (103%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Grange School a faith school?
- No. The Grange School has no designated religious character.
- Is The Grange School a selective school?
- No. The Grange School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is The Grange School part of an academy trust?
- The Grange School is part of The Aylesbury Learning Partnership. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Grange School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 43.5 in 2022/23 and 40.4 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Grange School compare with other schools in Buckinghamshire?
- The Grange School ranked 25th of 36 secondary schools in Buckinghamshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 40% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Grange School's absence rate?
- The Grange School's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grange School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.