Gracewood Academy
Church Road, Rothwell, Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Ms Georgina Charles
- Sponsor
- Future Academies
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,082
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 152099
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01707655512
About this school
Gracewood Academy is a secondary academy in Potters Bar. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 420 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Mount Grace School (URN 137224).
How Gracewood Academy compares
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 420 | — |
| Dame Alice Owen's School | 72.9 | 4% | 4.9% | 1,467 | 1.3 miles |
| Chancellor's School | 47.6 | 8.8% | 17.9% | 1,241 | 1.7 miles |
| JCoSS | 60.9 | 8.1% | 5% | 1,356 | 3.4 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet | 85.6 | 3.3% | 4.2% | 1,321 | 3.5 miles |
| Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School | 58.6 | 7.1% | 22.9% | 1,078 | 3.6 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Dame Alice Owen's School1.3 miles
Secondary · Potters Bar
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Chancellor's School1.7 miles
Secondary · Hatfield
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JCoSS3.4 miles
Secondary · New Barnet
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Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet3.5 miles
Secondary · Barnet
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Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School3.6 miles
Secondary · Barnet
Other schools in Potters Bar
- Dame Alice Owen's School Secondary
- 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
- The Wroxham School Primary
- Chase House School Special schools
- Darwin School Special schools
- Elysium Healthcare Potters Bar Clinic School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Gracewood Academy teach?
- Gracewood Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Potters Bar.
- Who is the headteacher of Gracewood Academy?
- The headteacher of Gracewood Academy is Ms Georgina Charles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Gracewood Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Gracewood 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 big is Gracewood Academy?
- Gracewood Academy has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Gracewood Academy full?
- Gracewood Academy has capacity for 1,082 pupils and 420 on roll (39%), 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 Gracewood Academy a faith school?
- No. Gracewood Academy has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Gracewood Academy?
- Gracewood 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.
- Does Gracewood Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Gracewood Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.