SCHOOL PROFILE

The Grange School: data, trends and context

The Grange School is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
141378
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy sponsor led
Status
Open
Local authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Region
South West
Trust
TWYNHAM LEARNING
Postcode
BH23 3AU
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
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Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
429
FSM eligible
43.4%
EAL / First language other than English
8.9%
SEND (total)
35.7%
SEN Support
26.8%
EHCP
8.9%
White British
86.7%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
84.3%
Overall absence
15.7%
Persistent absence
40.5%
Severe absence
10.9%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
Bournemouth, Christchurch and PooleLocal authority92.0%8.0%2.7%
South WestRegion90.7%9.3%3.1%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
48.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
13.2%
Permanent exclusion rate
1.1%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
36.3
English & maths grade 5+
32.9%
English & maths grade 4+
54.4%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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The Grange School is a secondary school in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.