The Grange School

What The Grange School does

The Grange School is a state-funded, non-selective Foundation Trust secondary school located on Wendover Way in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom, serving students aged 11-18 across Years 7 through 13. The institution operates within the Aylesbury Learning Partnership of Schools (ALPS), a Co-operative Trust formed in September 2013 alongside Turnfurlong Infant School, Turnfurlong Junior School, Buckinghamshire County Council, and the Co-operative College. The school holds designated status as the Upper School for Aylesbury Vale for students with physical disabilities and is rated 'Good' by Ofsted at its April 2024 inspection. It is led by Headteacher Mr V Murray with Mrs Z Sutcliffe as Chair of Governors, supported by approximately 109 employees and a Sixth Form of approximately 170 students.

The school's operational technology stack centres on the Bromcom Management Information System (MIS) for student data, timetables, attendance, behaviour, and assessment reporting, with Microsoft 365 providing single sign-on across more than a dozen integrated educational platforms including Satchel One (homework), Kerboodle, Sparx Maths, Seneca, MathsWatch, ActiveLearn, ePlatform (eBook library), Morrisby Careers, and ArcGIS-based GIS Maps for Schools. A cashless biometric catering system is operated by Innovate, and the My Child At School (MCAS) parent app provides parents with visibility into timetables, behaviour, attendance, detentions, and online payments via credit/debit card, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. Proprietary pedagogical frameworks include the WE CAN values system and the GELS (Grange Enterprise Learning Skills) eight-skill framework embedded across curriculum and extra-curricular activities. Revenue is dominated by government per-pupil funding from the Department for Education via Buckinghamshire Council, with secondary streams comprising facilities hire (managed through Active in the Community), catering services (Innovate), and charges for educational trips and uniform.

The school serves two primary customer segments — secondary students (Years 7-11) and Sixth Form students (Years 12-13) — with parents and carers as a key secondary stakeholder engaged through the MCAS app, parent bulletins, parents' evenings, and social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X). The go-to-market is event-driven, relying on open evenings (September-October annually), a structured transition programme with feeder primary schools, transition days for Year 6 students, Year 10 student buddy systems, and parent information evenings. Admissions are administered by the Governing Body as the Admissions Authority, with in-year transfers processed through Buckinghamshire Council, producing a geographically-concentrated single-market business model with effectively zero churn risk for enrolled cohorts but heavy reliance on a single government funding counterparty.

Name

The Grange School

Legal name

The Grange School

Website

https://grange.bucks.sch.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Grange School is a non-selective Foundation Trust secondary school in Aylesbury, UK, serving students aged 11-18, including a Sixth Form of approximately 170 students. It operates within the Aylesbury Learning Partnership Co-operative Trust and is rated Good by Ofsted.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Aylesbury

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Per-Pupil Funding: Core funding from Department for Education via Buckinghamshire Council, based on per-student funding formula for state-funded secondary education.
2. Facilities Hire: Income from letting school facilities (sports facilities, conference rooms, drama spaces, function halls) to community groups and organizations through Active in the Community.
3. Catering Services: Cashless catering service provided by Innovate, operating a biometric payment system. Revenue from paid school meals and catering.
4. Educational Visits and Trips: Charges for curriculum and recreational trips including day trips, residential visits (ski trips, New York educational visit), and educational excursions. Deposits are non-refundable with additional insurance costs for overnight trips.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Grange School is a non-selective state-funded Foundation Trust secondary school and Sixth Form serving students aged 11-18 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. It delivers Key Stage 3 and 4 secondary education (Years 7-11) leading to GCSEs, and post-16 Sixth Form education (Years 12-13) offering A-Levels and BTECs. Core education is free and funded by per-pupil government grants, with supplementary paid services including cashless catering, educational trips, and optional extras.

Product overview

The Grange School is a diverse, inclusive non-selective secondary school serving Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The school operates as a single unified educational institution offering core secondary education (Years 7-11) and Sixth Form education, both rated 'Good' by OFSTED. The educational programme is supported by digital platforms including Bromcom for student information management and My Child At School (MCAS) for parent communication and payments. Key support services include a Library and Learning Resource Centre, cashless biometric catering system, extra-curricular clubs (including Duke of Edinburgh), careers education with work experience placements, and comprehensive study support programmes. The school also offers a transition programme for incoming Year 7 students and uses Microsoft 365 for single sign-on across multiple educational platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Progress 8 score of 0.07 (above national average)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Integration20 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aylesbury Learning Partnership of Schools (ALPS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2013In September 2013, The Grange School became part of the Aylesbury Learning Partnership of Schools in forming a Co-operative Trust. Partner schools include Turnfurlong Infant School and Turnfurlong Junior School, along with Buckinghamshire County Council and the Co-operative College as founding members. The trust is based on co-operative principles supporting the work of schools within the partnership.
• Astra (School-Centred Teacher Training)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe school has a strong commitment to developing the next generation of teachers and welcomes trainee teachers on placements each year through partnership with Astra.
• Active in the CommunityminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFacilities hire managed through Active in the Community (AITC) organisation. The lettings team handles booking of school facilities including sports facilities, conference rooms, and function spaces.
• Innovate (Catering)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCatering services provided by Innovate (part of Impact Food Group) operating the school's cashless catering system with biometric authentication.
• SSAT (Schools, Students and Teachers network)minorOthersSSAT member school. Also holds SSAT Parental Partnership Accreditation indicating commitment to parent engagement.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School: Mixed selective grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, operating under the same LA and DfE funding regime and competing head-to-head for top-attaining secondary-age applicants in the town.
• Aylesbury Grammar School: Selective state grammar school for boys located in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, drawing from the same feeder primary schools as The Grange and competing directly for Year 7 admissions within the local catchment.
• Aylesbury High School: Girls' selective grammar school in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, competing for the same parental primary-school feeder pool and forming part of the same local grammar-school landscape that bounds The Grange's intake profile.
• John Hampden Grammar School: Selective boys' grammar school in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, operating in the same county-wide selective admissions framework that determines which schools The Grange competes with at the upper end of the attainment range.

Regional players

• Waddesdon Church of England School: Non-selective state secondary school in Waddesdon, Buckinghamshire, sharing The Grange's funding environment, governance model, and LA oversight while serving a separate rural catchment in the same county.
• Princes Risborough School: Non-selective state secondary school in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, operating under the same Buckinghamshire Council oversight and DfE per-pupil funding model as The Grange, serving a comparable demographic in a neighbouring town.

Broad incumbents

• Bohunt Education Trust: Multi-academy trust operating a network of UK state secondary schools, including non-selective campuses comparable in size and funding model to The Grange, operating under the same DfE oversight and Ofsted accountability framework.
• E-ACT: National multi-academy trust running more than 28 state-funded primary and secondary academies across England, sharing The Grange's per-pupil DfE funding, Ofsted inspection regime, and admissions-based model at much larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/thegrangesch
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheGrangeAylesbury
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/the-grange-school-aylesbury-buckinghamshire
• Instagraminstagram.com/thegrangesch

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