The Grange Academy, Bushey

In 2026, pupils at The Grange Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.2, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 50.6 in Hertfordshire and 47 across England.

50% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 53% in Hertfordshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.29: pupils made below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 41.7, against 50.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9.2 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and Spanish.

For September 2026 entry, 83 families put The Grange Academy as their first choice and 370 named it as one of their preferences, for 270 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to The Grange Academy are Queens' School (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 56.2); Bushey Meads School (0.9 miles, Good, Attainment 8 42.5); Watford Grammar School for Girls (1.3 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 65.5); and Westfield Academy (2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 45.5).

The Grange Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

The Grange Academy is one of 11 schools run by Future Academies, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.1 in 2024/25.

90 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about The Grange Academy (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 84% say their child is happy there and 55% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (55%).

Of the 169 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 80% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 47% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 69 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 62% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 19% into work. 3% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

25.4% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Asian (13%) and Black (11%).

In 2026, 115 pupils (12.4%) received SEN support and 26 (2.8%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Bushey Rail Station, about 1020 metres away (roughly a 13-minute walk).

5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Grange Academy (near), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood The Grange Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, The Grange Academy issued 335 suspensions, 35.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to The Grange Academy are Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery (0.2 miles), Bushey Manor Junior School (0.3 miles), Bournehall Primary School (0.4 miles) and Bushey and Oxhey Infant School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.