The Grange School
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.041 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Grange School is a secondary school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 April 2024. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
The Grange School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 1.041 mi |
| Year 7 2025 | 1.161 mi |
| Year 7 2024 | 1.347 mi |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2020 | 1.055 mi |
| Year 7 2019 | 0.89 mi |
| Year 7 2018 | 1.121 mi |
| Year 7 2017 | 1.193 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.041 miles away, the shortest of the 25 Buckinghamshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- In Year 7 2026, there were 183 first-choice applications for 230 offers; 166 offers went to first-choice families and 17 first-choice families (9%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 29% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 40.4 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wendover Way, Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,418 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 April 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel respected and respect others at this very happy school.”
- “The school has successfully created a positive and optimistic community based on its ‘we can’ ethos.”
- “The members of the ‘Skippers’ pupil leadership group embody this mantra and are tremendous advocates for the school and their peers.”
To improve
- “However, this is not yet reflected in published outcomes, particularly for more disadvantaged pupils.”
- “However, there is still some variability across subjects and in key stage 3, which means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “This work is beneficial but not always as coordinated as it could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 29% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 40.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 183 first-preference applications, 230 offers in total, 166 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Buckinghamshire.
- Aylesbury High School 0.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Aylesbury Grammar School 0.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- The Mandeville School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Aylesbury UTC 1.2 mi Requires improvement
- The Kingsbrook School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- John Colet School 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Waddesdon Church of England School 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
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