The Grange Academy
Sparhawke, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4PY
Headteacher: Mr Craig MaddoxSchool website ↗Pupils: 196 (capacity: 240)Part of AGORA LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2022
64%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2022
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 19 January 2022Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
64.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
17.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 72%·Writing 70%·Maths 83%→All three 64%
Reading
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75%
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Writing
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25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
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50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
32.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
28.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
100 girls, 96 boys
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Results Over Time
↑ Best year on record — 64% Reading, Writing & Maths
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 42.0% | 2.0% | -1.1 | -1.5 | -2.7 |
| 2016/17 | 54.0% | 4.0% | -2.3 | +0.6 | -2.5 |
| 2017/18 | 53.0% | 4.0% | -2.0 | -1.3 | -1.6 |
| 2018/19 | 54.0% | 7.0% | -2.7 | -1.6 | -1.4 |
| 2022/23 | 52.0% | 2.0% | -1.8 | -2.3 | -1.5 |
| 2023/24 | 57.0% | 5.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 64.0% | 17.0% | - | - | - |