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Grange Park School

Foundation special school · Mixed · Kent

Borough Green Road, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD

Website 01732882111

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 21/02/2024

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

87.5%

36.2% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

174

Capacity used

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GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Foundation special school
Age range
9–19
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
Yes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Renukah Atwell
Address
Borough Green Road, Wrotham, Sevenoaks, TN15 7RD
Phone
01732882111
Local authority
Kent
Ward / constituency
Pilgrims with Ightham · Tonbridge
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
119051

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals38%——
English as additional language2%——
SEN support0%——
68% boys (119)32% girls (55)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

174 pupils. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    21 February 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Sixth formOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 141 pupils

Attendance

87.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

12.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

36.2%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

8.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

5.5%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

90%
20/21
35%
21/22
36%
22/23
33%
23/24
36%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard27%
-35% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard73%
-2% vs England
Higher standard33%
+0% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard27%
-45% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard60%
-14% vs England
Higher standard7%
-19% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard47%
-26% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score99
-6 vs England

Science

Expected standard27%
-55% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

0202302024272025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)27%61%
Higher standard0%8%

GCSE results over time

16.2201914.5202222.5202327.6202430.42025

Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Attainment 830.446
Grade 5+ English & maths20.8%46%
Grade 4+ English & maths37.5%65%
Entering EBacc0%40%
EBacc average point score1.924.1
Pupils in cohort24—

How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2021/2022)

Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.

Disadvantaged pupils
-2.01
Other pupils
-2.13
Low prior attainers
-1.21
Middle prior attainers
-3.06
Girls
-1.58
Boys
-2.35

Results by subject

Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.

GCSE

Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.

SubjectEntriesGrade 7+Grade 5+Grade 4+
Biology254%20%48%
Statistics240%29%38%
Mathematics2413%29%46%
English Literature240%8%33%
English Language230%26%43%
Chemistry2214%27%41%
Physics138%38%54%
Art and Design130%0%0%
History40%0%0%
Geography10%0%0%

Oxbridge

No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.

House prices near the school

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.