Secondary school in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Avanti Grange Secondary School
Newland Avenue, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2BD
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 7 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 660
- Places
- 1200
- How full
- 55% full — 660 of 1200 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 332 / 328
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 12%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 13%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 14%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for East Hertfordshire 003B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 49%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 8%
- Households owning their home
- 74%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 7%
- Adults economically inactive
- 29%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Ben Martin
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Bishop's Stortford North
- Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- URN
- 149078
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop's Stortford CollegeOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.9 mi |
| St Mary's Catholic SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 57.6 | 1 mi |
| Hockerill Anglo-European CollegeAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 61.7 | 1.3 mi |
| The Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science CollegeAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 63.6 | 1.4 mi |
| Birchwood High SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 46.1 | 1.5 mi |
| The Bishop's Stortford High SchoolFoundation school | Outstanding 2023 | 60.2 | 2.4 mi |
| Forest Hall SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 40.6 | 2.5 mi |
| LeventhorpeAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 49.6 | 4.4 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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