Foundation school · Buckinghamshire

The Grange School

11–18Ages
1,418Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
110488URN

Wendover Way, Aylesbury, HP21 7NH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.7 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in BuckinghamshireSelective

560 applications for 230 places · 27th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

43.7of 90

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

26th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.4applications per place, Year 7

0.7 below Buckinghamshire median (3.1) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

560 applications · 230 places offered · 183 named it first

2026 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2025 2.6; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2024 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2023 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2022 2.1; Buckinghamshire median median 3.0
2021 1.9; Buckinghamshire median median 4.0
2020 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 3.4
2019 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 3.3
2018 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 3.6
2017 2.2; Buckinghamshire median median 3.2
2016 2.8; Buckinghamshire median median 3.1
2015 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9
2014 2.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.9

More applications per place than the Buckinghamshire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Buckinghamshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	230	560	2.4	183	0.80
Sep 2025	229	586	2.6	186	0.81
Sep 2024	228	481	2.1	168	0.74
Sep 2023	233	506	2.2	129	0.55
Sep 2022	234	496	2.1	160	0.68
Sep 2021	269	511	1.9	127	0.47
Sep 2020	230	518	2.3	168	0.73
Sep 2019	234	546	2.3	167	0.71
Sep 2018	236	556	2.4	152	0.64
Sep 2017	236	513	2.2	161	0.68
Sep 2016	233	652	2.8	226	0.97
Sep 2015	234	585	2.5	206	0.88
Sep 2014	236	547	2.3	228	0.97

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

270 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)43.726th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 48.7 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths40%27th of 36 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 50% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths61%

Buckinghamshire 72% England 66%

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)+0.07

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	270	43.7	40%	61%	–
2024/25	244	40.4	29%	55%	–
2023/24	243	44.5	41%	63%	+0.07
2022/23	235	43.5	36%	62%	−0.07

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

The Grange SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.4applications per place 43.7Attainment 8
Aylesbury High School
0.4 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2023

2.9applications per place 75.5Attainment 8 Selective
Aylesbury Grammar School
0.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2022

3.1applications per place 74.2Attainment 8 Selective
The Mandeville School
1.5 km · Buckinghamshire

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2024

1.1applications per place 38.7Attainment 8
Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Outstanding2024

5.2applications per place 74.3Attainment 8 Selective
Aylesbury UTC
1.9 km · Buckinghamshire

Requires improvement2024

25.5Attainment 8
The Kingsbrook School
2.6 km · Buckinghamshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.5applications per place
The Aylesbury Vale Academy
4.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 42.0Attainment 8
John Colet School
6.3 km · Buckinghamshire

Standards maintained2024

2.6applications per place 47.5Attainment 8

School details

Type: Foundation school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 110488 · 825/4034
Trust: The Aylesbury Learning Partnership
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,375 pupils · 1,418 on roll
Free school meals: 24.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Wendover Way, Aylesbury, HP21 7NH
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources