The Grange Learning Centre
Ofsted: Outstanding
- Type
- Other independent special school
- Location
- Low Willington, DL15 0TY
- Distance
- 4.0km away
The Oaks Secondary School
Rock Road, Spennymoor, DL16 7DB
Ofsted: Outstanding
Independent
Phase
—
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 3.5 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 0.0% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 1.4% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 0.0% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 0.3 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 72
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 0.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 349
- Boys
- 238 (68%)
- Girls
- 111 (32%)
- SEND
- 100.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 61.1%
- EAL
- 2.0%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 100.0%
- SEN Support
- 0.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 8.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 40.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £22,553/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 8.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 20.9% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Community special school
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Not applicable
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 94.6%
- White Other: 1.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Asian Indian: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
- White Irish: 0.3%
- Gypsy/Roma: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
94.6%
White British
1.7%
White Other
0.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Rock Road
Spennymoor, North East
Administrative
- URN
- 134662
- UKPRN
- 10018241
- Establishment No.
- 7033
Often compared with
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- The Grange Learning CentreCompare side by side
Low Willington · 4.0km away
- Evergreen Primary School
Bishop Auckland · 6.3km away
- Walworth School
Newton Aycliffe · 7.4km away
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