The Grange School is a secondary school located in Christchurch. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's quality of education and management effectiveness are requires improvement, overall effectiveness and outcomes for pupils are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 15/03/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 7.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Redvers Road, Christchurch, BH23 3AU
Website: http://www.thegrangeschool.com
Telephone: 01202486536
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Liz Garman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 141378

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 769
Number of Pupils: 377
Number of Boys: 205
Number of Girls: 172

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 7.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 22.2% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.09 Confidence interval -0.33 to 0.15
Of the 111 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 108 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:11%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:34%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:42.5
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
3out of 4Somerford Primary School
Draper Road, BH23 3AS
299 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Mudeford Community Infants' School
Queen's Road, Mudeford BH23 3HH
805 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Christchurch
Dorset Road, Somerford BH23 3DA
860 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Mudeford Junior School
Mudeford Lane, Mudeford BH23 3HP
1,084 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4The Priory Church of England Primary School
Wick Lane, BH23 1HX
1,988 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
1out of 4The Grange School
Redvers Road, BH23 3AU
0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Twynham School
Sopers Lane, BH23 1JF
2,280 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Highcliffe School
Parkside, Highcliffe BH23 4QD
2,684 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Christchurch Learning Centre
29 Stour Road, BH23 1PJ
2,237 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.