Mount Grace School is a secondary school located in Potters Bar. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 27/02/2019. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6%, which is 2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Church Road, Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
Website: http://www.mountgrace.org.uk/
Telephone: 01707655512
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Nancy Simpson
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137224

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1082
Number of Pupils: 574
Number of Boys: 305
Number of Girls: 269

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.9% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.39 Confidence interval -0.63 to -0.14
Of the 111 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 107 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:22%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:22%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:41.5
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.34
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Little Heath Primary School
School Road , EN6 1JW 		3out of 4 737 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant School
Watkins Rise , EN6 1QB 		3out of 4 858 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Cranborne Primary School
Laurel Fields , EN6 2BA 		3out of 4 1,230 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Oakmere Primary School
Chace Avenue , EN6 5NP 		3out of 4 1,738 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Pope Paul Catholic Primary School
Baker Street , EN6 2ES 		3out of 4 1,939 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mount Grace School
Church Road , EN6 1EZ 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dame Alice Owen's School
Dugdale Hill Lane , EN6 2DU 		4out of 4 2,320 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Chancellor's School
Pine Grove , Brookmans Park AL9 7BN 		3out of 4 2,959 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lochinver House School
Heath Road , Potters Bar EN6 1LW 		- not rated 313 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
The Mews
Wem Lane , Wem SY4 5RT 		- not rated 974 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Fenton Grange School
Broad Lane , Church Fenton LS24 9ST 		- not rated 974 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Orchard School
C/O Lufton College , Lufton Way BA22 8ST 		- not rated 974 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bridge School
Astbury Lane , Chelmarsh WV16 6AX 		- not rated 974 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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