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Grange Primary Academy

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Academy sponsor led, GL4 0RW, taking ages 4 to 11, 215 on roll.

No current grade Ofsted, Jul 2025
36.0 mi Admitted from, 2024/25
68% Full
34.0% Met the expected standard, 2024/25

Will an address get in?

In the 2024/25 round, the furthest-away child offered a place at Grange Primary Academy lived 36.0 miles away, according to Gloucestershire. Put a postcode in and it is measured against that distance.

Applying for September 2027? Primary applications close on 15 January 2027, with offers on 16 April 2027. The address on the deadline is the one the council uses. How it works.

The circle is 36.0 miles, the distance the school admitted from in 2024/25. Real admission areas are not circular: this is the distance, not a boundary.

This is not a catchment area. Most English schools do not have one. When Grange Primary Academy is oversubscribed, places go outward from the school until they run out, so the distance moves each year with how many families applied and where they lived. 36.0 miles was last year's outcome, not a boundary and not a promise.

What kind of school this is

AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterNo religious character
Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
How full 215 pupils in 315 places (68% full)
TrustGREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Local authorityGloucestershire

Department for Education register (GIAS).

How the school is doing

Meeting the expected standard 34.0% in reading, writing and maths (2024/25)
YearMeeting the expected standard
2024/25 34.0%
2023/24 42.0%
2022/23 20.0%

Ofsted, and the Department for Education's published performance data.

Who goes to Grange Primary Academy

Girls and boys48.4% girls, 51.6% boys
English as an additional language9.8% of pupils
Free school meals43.7% of pupils eligible

DfE school census, most recent published year.

What it costs to live within reach of Grange Primary Academy

The postcode districts whose centre falls inside the 36.0 miles the school admitted from in 2024/25, cheapest first, by the median of real sales around each district's centre. The cheapest is GL4 at £220,000; the dearest, GL53, £565,000. A district is wide, so check the address itself, not the list.

DistrictAreaFrom the schoolMedian sold price
GL4 Gloucester 1.7 mi £220,000 72 sales
GL14 Forest of Dean 9.6 mi £250,000 59 sales
GL2 Gloucester 0.7 mi £270,000 108 sales
GL10 Stroud 6.4 mi £290,000 105 sales
GL51 Cheltenham 7.7 mi £315,000 52 sales
GL19 Forest of Dean 7.7 mi £325,000 13 sales
GL3 Tewkesbury 4.0 mi £337,500 22 sales
GL5 Stroud 6.9 mi £355,000 70 sales
GL6 Stroud 7.5 mi £360,000 53 sales
GL53 Cheltenham 8.7 mi £565,000 85 sales

Sold prices from HM Land Registry, via each district's area guide. Districts without enough recorded sales to rank are not shown.

The fee-paying alternative

Weighing Grange Primary Academy against the independent sector? Every fee-paying school around GL4: ages, selection, and how full each one is →

Checking the house as well as the school

The full report measures the distance from every nearby school to one address, alongside sold prices, flood risk, crime and the other checks on the same house.

Common questions

What is the catchment area for Grange Primary Academy?

Grange Primary Academy does not have one in the sense most people mean. Like most English schools, an oversubscribed year offers places outward from the school until they run out. The nearest thing to an answer: the furthest child admitted in 2024/25 lived 36.0 miles away, per Gloucestershire.

How close do I need to live to get a place at Grange Primary Academy?

Nobody can say in advance, and anyone who does is guessing. 36.0 miles was enough in 2024/25. The distance moves every year with the number of applications, so treat last year's figure as evidence, not a promise.

Does buying a house near Grange Primary Academy guarantee a place?

No. Admission criteria usually put looked-after children, siblings ahead of distance, so places can be filled before distance is reached. Councils also check that the address is genuinely where the child lives.

Every Gloucestershire school's distance

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Admission distance published by Gloucestershire. School details from the Department for Education's register, ratings from Ofsted. Read how every figure on this site is sourced on the methodology page. If something here looks wrong, tell us and it goes on the accuracy log.