Avanti Grange Secondary School
Secondary · Free schools · Mixed · Hertfordshire
Newland Avenue, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2BD
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 07/05/2025
Application demand
69%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
94.7%
11.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
660
Capacity used
Has space55%
1,200 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
69%
1st preference success rate
127 of 185 families who put it first got an offer
173
Places offered
666
Total applications
3.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 185 | 127 | ● 69% |
| 2nd preference | 157 | 33 | ● 21% |
| 3rd preference | 178 | 11 | ● 6% |
| 4th preference | 146 | 2 | ● 1% |
| Total | 666 | 173 | 26% |
1st preference success by year
Hertfordshire lets families list 4 preferences. 297 applications came from outside the council area (75 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Last distance offered
From Hertfordshire council's allocation report on offer day. It changes every year, so treat it as a guide.
September 2026 entry
2.85 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
820 applications · 180 places · 180 offered
| Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After | 2 |
| Siblings | 65 |
| Living in Named Parish | 53 |
| Feeder School | 10 |
| Distance | 46 |
September 2025 entry
5.85 km
Furthest child offered under "Distance"
674 applications · 180 places · 180 offered
| Children Looked After Or Previously Looked After | 1 |
| Siblings | 58 |
| Living in Named Parish | 20 |
| Children of Staff | 1 |
| Distance | 93 |
Currently available for Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Enfield schools, from council allocation reports. Distances are straight-line from home to school.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Ben Martin
- Address
- Newland Avenue, Bishops Stortford, CM23 2BD
- Phone
- 01279211721
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Bishop's Stortford North · Hertford and Stortford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149078
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 11% | — | — |
| SEN support | 12% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
660 pupils · 1,200 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
07 May 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 492 pupils
Attendance
94.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
5.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
11.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
1.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in cohort | 0 | — |
Oxbridge
No Cambridge applications recorded for this school in 2020–2025.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 2.8 km — based on the last distance offered, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hertfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
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.