The Grange School
Redvers Road, Christchurch, BH23 3AU
429 pupils · 56% of 769 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TWYNHAM LEARNING
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 44.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 28 April 2026, published 29 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 36.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 32.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 54.4% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 19% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 74 | 73 | 196 | 74 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 75 | 70 | 159 | 71 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 91 | 66 | 185 | 74 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 77 | 58 | 143 | 66 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 77 | 35 | 125 | 56 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 55 | 36 | 70 | 41 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 63 | 27 | 75 | 40 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 53 | 47 | 101 | 53 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Twynham School 2.1 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Highcliffe School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Avonbourne Boys' Academy 5.1 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
- Avonbourne Girls Academy 5.1 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Arnewood School 6.6 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- The Bishop of Winchester Academy 6.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.