OFSTED
7 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hertfordshire
Trust
AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
660
660 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
332
50.3% of pupils
Male pupils
328
49.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.8 pts
below England
School
10.0%
East Hertfordshire
10.6%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
11.5 pts
below England
School
8.8%
East Hertfordshire
9.1%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.1 pts
below England
School
0.9%
East Hertfordshire
0.7%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
73.8%
487
Any other White background
7.6%
50
Any other Mixed background
3.5%
23
White and Asian
3.2%
21
Indian
2.6%
17
White and Black Caribbean
1.8%
12
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
19.2%
127 of
660 pupils
1.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.7 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.93 pts
lower than
England
School
5.29%
East Hertfordshire
5.83%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.79%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.03 pts
lower than
England
School
11.79%
East Hertfordshire
14.32%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.22%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.58 pts
lower than
England
School
1.22%
East Hertfordshire
1.26%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
55.0%
37.3 pts
below England
Avanti Grange Secondary School
55.0%
East Hertfordshire
94.9%
East of England
92.9%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.