Avanti Grange Secondary School
Newland Avenue, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 2BD ·
At a glance
A state secondary free school for ages 11–18 in Bishops Stortford. Ofsted inspection (May 2025): Outstanding in all areas (no overall grade was given). No comparable results are published for this school. Oversubscribed: 211 families put it first for 176 places (September 2026 entry).
- Ages
- 11–18
- Pupils
- 660
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Academy trust
- AVANTI SCHOOLS TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Martin
- Opened
- Sept 2022
Inspection
Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)
Inspections from September 2024 did not give an overall grade, only the separate judgements below.
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Safeguarding effective: Yes
Exam results
No published results yet. The school may be new, too small for figures to be published, or not have pupils at the end of a key stage.
Admissions
Demand for places and how places are allocated
Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)
134 of 211 first-preference applicants were offered a place (64%). 49 offers went to families living in another council area.
Catchment area
We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.
Last distance offered
Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.
Pupils
School census 2024/25
- Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)12.9%
- English as an additional language8.8%
- SEN support13.6%
- Education, Health and Care plan4.3%
- The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.