The Grange School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Christchurch, BH23 3AU
- Distance
- 2.5km away
Highcliffe School
Parkside, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4QD
Local ranking11th of 24 secondary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1461
Capacity
11-19
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 28 June 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 48.1 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 50.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 73.4% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 244
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 86.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 44.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 33.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C+
Avg A-Level Grade
34.6
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
36.5
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
107
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 12.2% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 246
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1565
- Boys
- 798 (53%)
- Girls
- 721 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1461 (104% full)
- SEND
- 12.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 14.9%
- EAL
- 3.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.1%
- SEN Support
- 9.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 87.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,799/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 18.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 90.0%
- White Other: 3.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 1.7%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.7%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.7%
- Asian Indian: 0.7%
- Mixed Other: 0.6%
- Black African: 0.6%
90.0%
White British
3.9%
White Other
1.7%
Mixed White & Asian
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Parkside
Christchurch, South West
Administrative
- URN
- 136763
- UKPRN
- 10033769
- Establishment No.
- 5406
- Trust
- HISP MULTI ACADEMY TRUST LTD
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