Fenton Grange School
Caretech Community Services 5th Floor Metropolitan House 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 1AG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nancy Newlands-Melvin
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 20
- Pupils on roll
- 7
- URN
- 145241
- Local authority
- North Yorkshire
- Telephone
- 01707601800
About this school
Fenton Grange School is an independent special school in Potters Bar. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 7 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Fenton Grange School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Fenton Grange School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2018, 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 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Fenton 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 4 |
| 2024/25 | 9 |
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
- 4
- Pupils on SEN support
- 3
Location
Nearby schools
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The Mews0.0 miles
Special schools · Potters Bar
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The Orchard School0.0 miles
Special schools · Potters Bar
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Chase House School0.0 miles
Special schools · Potters Bar
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Darwin School0.0 miles
Special schools · Potters Bar
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Lochinver House School0.7 miles
Independent schools · Potters Bar
Other schools in Potters Bar
- Chase House School Special schools
- Darwin School Special schools
- Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School Special schools
- The Mews Special schools
- The Orchard School Special schools
- Cranborne Primary School Primary
- Cuffley School Primary
- Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School Primary
- Little Heath Primary School Primary
- Oakmere Primary School Primary
- Pope Paul Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Giles' CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Fenton Grange School teach?
- Fenton Grange School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Potters Bar.
- Who is the headteacher of Fenton Grange School?
- The headteacher of Fenton Grange School is Mrs Nancy Newlands-Melvin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Fenton Grange School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Fenton Grange School 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 big is Fenton Grange School?
- Fenton Grange School has 7 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Fenton Grange School full?
- Fenton Grange School has capacity for 20 pupils and 7 on roll (35%), 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 Fenton Grange School a faith school?
- No. Fenton Grange School has no designated religious character.
- What are Fenton Grange School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fenton 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 24 July 2026.