The Grange School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Dec 1 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Unique reference
- 141378
- Address
- Redvers Road, BH23 3AU
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 446 (49% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 14.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.6%
- Persistent absence
- 42.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 21.3%
White British 79.1%
Other White 7%
Mixed 4.5%
African 4%
Unclassified 1.6%
Other Asian 1.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Caribbean 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.3
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 29%
Local authority average 41%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 54%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 36.9
Local authority average 50.1
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.33
Local authority average 4.43
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 6 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 2 |
| Sports Leadership | Technical Award | 23 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 20 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 16 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 3 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 2 |
| Dance | GCSE | 2 |
| Applied Engineering | GCSE | 11 |
| English Language | GCSE | 77 |
Admissions
The Grange School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 91
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 48
- 3rd preference
- 53
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 66
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 97 59 38 |
| Year 8 | 84 31 53 |
| Year 9 | 74 39 35 |
| Year 10 | 79 37 42 |
| Year 11 | 77 41 36 |
| Year 12 | 21 21 0 |
| Year 13 | 14 14 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 71.0% 86.6% 86.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 35.7% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 22.0% 49.2% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 9.0% 4.4% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 16.0% 4.6% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |