Avanti Grange Secondary School

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
School rating
Outstanding
May 7 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 18 y.o.
Type
Free Schools
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
149078
Address
Newland Avenue, CM23 2BD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
464 (24% of total capacity)
Boys
47.6%
Girls
52.4%
First language not English
8.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.6%
Persistent absence
10.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.6%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 73.1%
Mixed 9.2%
Other White 7.5%
Indian 2.6%
Chinese 1.5%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other Asian 1.3%
African 0.9%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other 0.6%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Avanti Grange Secondary School

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
173
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
185
2nd preference
157
3rd preference
178
From another Local Authority
297
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
127
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
11
To another Local Authority
75
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
166
81
85
Year 8
179
85
94
Year 9
119
55
64
Year 2024-2025

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