The Grange School
Ofsted: GoodFoundation school · Secondary
Aylesbury · HP21 7NH · Buckinghamshire
Ages 11–18
- Att844.5
- P80.1
- EM5+41%
- Absence9.9%
1.0 miles away
OpenSecondaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 148851
The Mandeville School
Academy converter · Aylesbury · HP21 8ES
Ages 11–18 · 966 pupils · Buckinghamshire
Ofsted
Not judged
Attainment 8
36.4
Overall absence
14.1%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-19
Category of concern
SWK
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Progress 8-0.78
−20+2
Attainment 836.4
English & maths grade 5+31%
English & maths grade 4+52%
EBacc entry9%
EBacc APS: 3.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence14.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)42.2%
Unauthorised5.9%
- Authorised absence
- 8.2%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 7.9%
- Enrolments in measure
- 1,047
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill97%
966 pupils · 1,001 places
- Pupils on roll
- 966
- Boys / girls
- 469 / 497
- School capacity
- 1,001
- Capacity fill
- 966 / 1,001 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 34.1%
- FSM pupils
- 329
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy converter
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- INSIGNIS ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Insignis Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Durose
Location
- Address
- Ellen Road
- Postcode
- HP21 8ES
- Town
- Aylesbury
- County
- Buckinghamshire
- Local authority
- Buckinghamshire
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Aylesbury
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, 966 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 34.1%.
Nearby secondary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Aylesbury High School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Aylesbury · HP21 7SX · Buckinghamshire
Ages 11–18
- Att876.3
- P80.8
- EM5+98%
- Absence6.0%
1.0 miles away
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Aylesbury · HP21 8PE · Buckinghamshire
Ages 11–18
- Att870.8
- P80.5
- EM5+94%
- Absence5.5%
1.1 miles away
Aylesbury UTC
Ofsted: Requires improvementUniversity technical college · Secondary
Aylesbury · HP21 8PB · Buckinghamshire
Ages 14–19
- Att824.3
- P8-1.4
- EM5+5%
- Absence26.9%
1.1 miles away
Aylesbury Grammar School
Ofsted: OutstandingAcademy converter · Secondary
Aylesbury · HP21 7RP · Buckinghamshire
Ages 11–18
- Att875.7
- P80.9
- EM5+98%
- Absence6.4%
1.2 miles away
The Kingsbrook School
Ofsted: Not judgedFree schools · Secondary
Aylesbury · HP22 7BR · Buckinghamshire
Ages 11–18
- Absence9.7%
- FSM19.8%
2.6 miles away
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sara Durose
- Telephone
- 01296745400