Secondary school in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire
Gracewood Academy
Church Road, Rothwell, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1EZ
Ofsted
Graded Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 2 November 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 3 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- Places
- 1082
- How full
- 39% full — 420 of 1082 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 191 / 229
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Hertsmere 001E, 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
- 40%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 66%
- Households in social housing
- 8%
- Households with no car
- 18%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Georgina Charles
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Ward
- Potters Bar Parkfield
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- URN
- 152099
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queenswood SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| Dame Alice Owen's SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2023 | 72.9 | 1.3 mi |
| St John's Preparatory and Senior SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.6 mi |
| Chancellor's SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 47.6 | 1.7 mi |
| Mount House SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.8 mi |
| JCoSSVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 60.9 | 3.4 mi |
| Queen Elizabeth's School, BarnetAcademy converter | Outstanding 2022 | 85.6 | 3.5 mi |
| Queen Elizabeth's Girls' SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 58.6 | 3.6 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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