The Grange School
Redvers Road, Christchurch, BH23 3AU
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TWYNHAM LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Woodville
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Twynham Learning Federation
- Constituency
- Christchurch
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 769
- Pupils on roll
- 429
- URN
- 141378
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202486536
About this school
The Grange School is a secondary academy in Christchurch. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 429 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 78 | 76 | 79 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.9 | 44.8 | 36.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 -0.62 to +0.03 | +0.27 -0.08 to +0.61 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 35% | 52.6% | 32.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 72.4% | 54.4% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 29% | 13.2% | 19% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.3 |
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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 36.9 | 39.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 38.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.3 | 40 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 17.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 15.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 369 |
| 2023/24 | 446 |
| 2024/25 | 470 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grange School compares
The Grange School ranked 20th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.3 | 15.7% | 43.9% | 429 | — |
| Twynham School | 53.5 | 8% | 18.4% | 1,651 | 1.3 miles |
| Highcliffe School | 47 | 7% | 14.9% | 1,519 | 1.5 miles |
| Avonbourne Boys' Academy | 47.3 | 6.5% | 27.6% | 846 | 3.1 miles |
| Avonbourne Girls Academy | 53 | 7.2% | 24.7% | 1,160 | 3.1 miles |
| The Arnewood School | 37.6 | 7.9% | 26.7% | 839 | 4.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report28 April 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 43.91%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 15.69%
- Persistent absence
- 40.52%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Twynham School1.3 miles
Secondary · Christchurch
-
Highcliffe School1.5 miles
Secondary · Christchurch
-
Avonbourne Boys' Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
-
Avonbourne Girls Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Bournemouth
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The Arnewood School4.1 miles
Secondary · New Milton
Other schools in Christchurch
- Highcliffe School Secondary
- Twynham School Secondary
- Bransgore Church of England Primary School Primary
- Burton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Christchurch Infant School Primary
- Christchurch Junior School Primary
- Highcliffe St Mark Primary School Primary
- Mudeford Community Infants' School Primary
- Mudeford Junior School Primary
- Somerford Primary School Primary
- Sopley Primary School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Grange School teach?
- The Grange School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Christchurch.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grange School?
- The headteacher of The Grange School is Mr Matthew Woodville, 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 429 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is The Grange School full?
- The Grange School has capacity for 769 pupils and 429 on roll (56%), 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 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 TWYNHAM LEARNING. 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 36.9 in 2022/23 and 36.3 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole?
- The Grange School ranked 20th of 22 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% 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 15.7% 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 15 July 2026.