The Grange Academy
Sparhawke, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Craig Maddox
- Sponsor
- Agora Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 144904
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01462621444
About this school
The Grange Academy is a primary academy in Letchworth Garden City. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 165 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Grange Academy, 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
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 51 | 56 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 57% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 73% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 70% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 55% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Grange Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 197 |
| 2023/24 | 192 |
| 2024/25 | 196 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grange Academy compares
The Grange Academy ranked 181st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 6.3% | 36.2% | 165 | — |
| Northfields Infants and Nursery School | — | 8.8% | 29.8% | 138 | 0.1 miles |
| Stonehill School | 68% | 8.2% | 35.8% | 220 | 0.5 miles |
| Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School | 77% | 5.5% | 11.5% | 222 | 0.7 miles |
| Fairfield Park Lower School | — | 4.6% | 6.5% | 479 | 1.0 miles |
| Roecroft Lower School | — | 4.3% | 8.4% | 359 | 1.1 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.22%
- English as an additional language
- 6.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.27%
- Persistent absence
- 18.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northfields Infants and Nursery School0.1 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Stonehill School0.5 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Letchworth Garden City
-
Fairfield Park Lower School1.0 miles
Primary · Fairfield Park
-
Roecroft Lower School1.1 miles
Primary · Hitchin
Other schools in Letchworth Garden City
The Grange Academy ranks 3rd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Letchworth Garden City.
- Garden City Academy Primary
- Icknield Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Lordship Farm Primary School Primary
- Northfields Infants and Nursery School Primary
- Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Primary
- Stonehill School Primary
- Wilbury Junior School Primary
- The Highfield School Secondary
- North Herts Education Support Centre Local authority maintained schools
- Woolgrove School, Special Needs Academy Academies
- St Christopher School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does The Grange Academy teach?
- The Grange Academy teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Letchworth Garden City.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grange Academy?
- The headteacher of The Grange Academy is Mr Craig Maddox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Grange Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Grange Academy, 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 Academy?
- The Grange Academy has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is The Grange Academy full?
- The Grange Academy has capacity for 240 pupils and 165 on roll (69%), 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 Academy a faith school?
- No. The Grange Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does The Grange Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Grange Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Grange Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Grange Academy is part of AGORA 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 Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 64% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- The Grange Academy ranked 181st of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- The Grange Academy's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Grange Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Grange Academy'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 10 July 2026.