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Grange Primary Academy

Primary · GL4 0RW

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 3 June 2025

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At a glance

215 pupils · 68% of 315 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
43.7% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
10.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
30.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.grangeprimary.co.uk
URN
146311

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 41 families named it first for 30 Reception places, 1.37 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2020 entry went to 1.33 miles; distance decided places in 4 of the 15 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2012 to 2026. At its inspection on 3 June 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.37 first-choice applications per place

30 places offered · 41 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Places by distance, last offered at 1.33 miles for 2020 entry.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2020 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 1.33 miles

measured in a straight line.

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Named
0.47 miles

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

32 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
34%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
99
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school34%
Median of its 12 closest peers47%
Gloucestershire average61.5%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Leesland Church of England Controlled Junior SchoolGosport · 87 miles awayGood51%
Anstey Junior SchoolAlton · 73 miles awayNo current grade37%
St Mary's Junior Mixed SchoolBaldock · 89 miles awayGood35%
Hallam Fields Junior SchoolIlkeston · 87 miles awayGood44%
Chiseldon Primary & Nursery SchoolSwindon · 32 miles awayGood62%
Wood End Primary SchoolAtherstone · 58 miles awayGood50%
Newlyn SchoolPenzance · 186 miles awayGood78%
St Joseph the Worker RC Primary SchoolSalford · 112 miles awayNeeds attention54%
Highweek Community Primary and Nursery SchoolNewton Abbot · 108 miles awayGood50%
Knutton St Marys CofE AcademyNewcastle Under Lyme · 82 miles awayNo current grade32%
Black Horse Hill Junior SchoolWirral · 113 miles awayGood44%
Cranleigh Church of England Primary SchoolGuildford · 90 miles awayInadequate21%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 77% (Gloucestershire 76%, England 60%) · Any other White background 7% (Gloucestershire 6%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Gloucestershire 2%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Gloucestershire 3%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Gloucestershire 2%, England 3%) · Black Caribbean 2% (Gloucestershire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Gloucestershire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

21.08 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Gloucestershire: 3.19 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

73% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 18% moved to another state school · 9% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

58.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £46,756; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£6,996
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£88,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
6/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher20.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.2%18.1%
In managerial or professional work24.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways17.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health42.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier83.1%62.3%
Social housing4.4%17.1%
Privately rented12.5%20.5%
Detached houses15.7%22.9%
Flats6.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms14.1%21.1%
Households with no car or van18%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022302 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£245,000307 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£285,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (33)£340,000
Semi-detached (162)£260,000
Terraced (77)£213,000
Flat (35)£140,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Inside the Reception cutoff distance (2.14 km, 2020 entry): 1,483 sales, median £255,000. The homes that would have got a child in that year, at the straight-line distance the school last filled to.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
5an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
6an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
27an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
7an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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