The Grange Academy
London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Ms Aziza Ajak
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Future Academies
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Pupils on roll
- 928
- URN
- 147785
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089509502
About this school
The Grange Academy is a secondary academy in Bushey. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 928 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 182 | 169 | 171 |
| Attainment 8 score | 36.8 | 37.6 | 41.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.28 -0.50 to -0.06 | -0.29 -0.52 to -0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 30% | 32.5% | 32.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 51% | 53.8% | 56.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 46% | 45.6% | 62% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
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 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 | 36.8 | 44.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.6 | 44.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.3 | 44.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 984 |
| 2023/24 | 982 |
| 2024/25 | 934 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Grange Academy compares
The Grange Academy ranked 67th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.3 | 10.2% | 31.6% | 928 | — |
| Queens' School | 57.5 | 5.6% | 11.4% | 1,697 | 0.8 miles |
| Bushey Meads School | 43.6 | 13.1% | 23% | 1,200 | 0.9 miles |
| Watford Grammar School for Girls | 68.2 | 6.7% | 7.2% | 1,427 | 1.3 miles |
| Westfield Academy | 41.4 | 10.4% | 27.8% | 1,331 | 2.0 miles |
| Watford Grammar School for Boys | 68.9 | 7.1% | 7.3% | 1,590 | 2.0 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)
- 31.55%
- English as an additional language
- 26.7%
- Overall absence
- 10.17%
- Persistent absence
- 31.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Queens' School0.8 miles
Secondary · Bushey
-
Bushey Meads School0.9 miles
Secondary · Bushey
-
Watford Grammar School for Girls1.3 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
Westfield Academy2.0 miles
Secondary · Watford
-
Watford Grammar School for Boys2.0 miles
Secondary · Watford
Other schools in Bushey
- Bushey Meads School Secondary
- Queens' School Secondary
- Ashfield Junior School Primary
- Bournehall Primary School Primary
- Bushey and Oxhey Infant School Primary
- Bushey Heath Primary School Primary
- Bushey Manor Junior School Primary
- Hartsbourne Primary School Primary
- Highwood Primary School Primary
- Little Reddings Primary School Primary
- Merry Hill Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does The Grange Academy teach?
- The Grange Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Bushey.
- Who is the headteacher of The Grange Academy?
- The headteacher of The Grange Academy is Ms Aziza Ajak, 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 928 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is The Grange Academy a faith school?
- No. The Grange Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is The Grange Academy part of an academy trust?
- The Grange Academy is part of FUTURE ACADEMIES. 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 Attainment 8 score was 36.8 in 2022/23 and 41.3 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 Academy compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- The Grange Academy ranked 67th of 78 secondary schools in Hertfordshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 43% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% 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 10.2% 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.