The Grange School
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Grange School is a secondary school in Christchurch, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 33% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 36.3 (England 46).
- On grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths, its 2024/25 figure was the lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 73 first-choice applications for 74 offers; 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- 43.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is 22.8%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Redvers Road, Christchurch, BH23 3AU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Pupils on roll
- 429 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 14.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 28 April 2026
Strengths
- “Many pupils are happy to come to school and enjoy their learning.”
- “Pupils make good progress through the curriculum because of the effective teaching that they receive.”
- “As a result, pupils are generally ready for their next steps.”
To improve
- “However, pupils’ rate of attendance is consistently below national averages.”
- “Consequently, some pupils miss opportunities to learn and benefit from the wider experiences on offer.”
- “However, on occasion, they do not check pupils’ depth of knowledge and understanding effectively.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 June 2026 (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) | 33% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.3 | 46 |
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: 73 first-preference applications, 74 offers in total, 73 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 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
- Twynham School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Highcliffe School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy 3.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Avonbourne Girls Academy 3.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Bishop of Winchester Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bournemouth School for Girls 4.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Bournemouth School 4.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Glenmoor Academy 5.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
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