The Grange Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Bushey, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2021–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Grange Academy is a secondary school in Bushey, Hertfordshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 12 November 2024. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2015 to 2026 entry.
The Grange Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| 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 | Not published |
| Year 7 2019 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
| Year 7 2016 | Not published |
| Year 7 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, including every first-choice family; 187 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Year 7 2026 had 83 first-choice applications for 270 offers, 0.3 first choices per offer, the 3rd lowest of 74 Hertfordshire secondary schools.
- 2024/25 GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above: 32% of pupils (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hertfordshire.
- In 2024/25 the A level average grade was C+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level well above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- London Road, Bushey, WD23 3AA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 928 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 12 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is an inclusive and caring school.”
- “Leaders are ambitious for pupils.”
- “They have a clear vision for school improvement.”
To improve
- “In the past, pupils have not achieved as well as they should have by the end of key stage 4.”
- “Previous weaknesses in the delivery of the school’s curriculum failed to prepare pupils well for their next stages in education, employment, or training.”
- “The school’s published outcomes in national examinations do not yet reflect these improvements.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (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) | 32% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.3 | 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: 83 first-preference applications, 270 offers in total, 83 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 Hertfordshire.
- Queens' School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bushey Meads School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Watford Grammar School for Girls 1.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Westfield Academy 2.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Watford Grammar School for Boys 2.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Croxley Danes School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rickmansworth School 3.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Future Academies Watford 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
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