The Grange Learning Centre
Low Willington, DL15 0TY
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 7 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Boyle
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 19
- Pupils on roll
- 16
- URN
- 135834
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 08442571282
About this school
The Grange Learning Centre is an independent special school in Low Willington. It teaches children aged 7 to 19 and has 16 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected The Grange Learning Centre under its current framework. 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
The Grange Learning Centre has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 2009, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.0 | 7.3 | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.4 | - |
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 Learning Centre has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | County Durham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | — | 38.4 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 15 |
| 2024/25 | 19 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 16
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Meadows Academy2.0 miles
Academies · Spennymoor
-
The Oaks Secondary School2.5 miles
Special schools · Spennymoor
-
Evergreen Primary School4.0 miles
Special schools · Bishop Auckland
-
The Independent Grammar School:Durham4.3 miles
Independent schools · Esh Winning
-
The Woodlands4.9 miles
Local authority maintained schools · Ferryhill
Common questions
- What ages does The Grange Learning Centre teach?
- The Grange Learning Centre teaches children aged 7 to 19. It is a special school in Low Willington.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grange Learning Centre?
- The headteacher of The Grange Learning Centre is Mr Mark Boyle, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Grange Learning Centre been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected The Grange Learning Centre under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at The Grange Learning Centre?
- The Grange Learning Centre has 16 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 19.
- Is The Grange Learning Centre full?
- The Grange Learning Centre has capacity for 19 pupils and 16 on roll (84%), so it has space against 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 Learning Centre a faith school?
- No. The Grange Learning Centre has no designated religious character.
- How have The Grange Learning Centre's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6 in 2022/23 and 7.3 in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are The Grange Learning Centre's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grange Learning Centre'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 24 July 2026.