Bramley Grange Academy
Bramley Grange Academy is a special academy in Guildford for boys and girls aged 10 to 19. It has 69 pupils and room for 70. About 59 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far more than at most schools in England. Ofsted's last grade was inadequate, back in 2024.
Grafham, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0LH01483 892214bramleygrange.lseat.org.ukLouise Needham headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 6 March 2024, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Inadequate overall.
Ofsted has serious worries about this school. It is in serious weaknesses.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
16 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England. These are the results of Grafham Grange School, the school this one replaced.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025† | 2024† | 2023† | 2022† | 2019† | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 1.6 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 15.0 | 6.3 | 50.6 | 46.8 |
| Progress from age 11Progress 8 | – | -2.23 | -1.79 | -1.12 | – | – | – |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 54% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 6% | 10% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 73% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.09 | 0.47 | 0.41 | 1.27 | 0.50 | 4.54 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 44% | 41% |
| Average GCSE score: low-income pupilsAttainment 8, disadvantaged | 2.3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: other pupilsAttainment 8, non-disadvantaged | 0.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Average GCSE score: pupils who started behindAttainment 8, low prior attainers | – | 4.6 | – | 15.0 | – | – | – |
† These results are for Grafham Grange School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2023
1 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. With a year group this small, a couple of children can move the percentages a long way. These are the results of Grafham Grange School, the school this one replaced.
All Year 6 measures, year by year
| Measure | 2023† | 2019† | Surrey | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils tested | 1 | 1 | – | – |
† These results are for Grafham Grange School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (62), Autistic spectrum disorder (4), Physical disability (1), Specific learning difficulty (1), language and communications needs (1).
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 61.2% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24† | 2022/23† | 2021/22† | 2020/21† | 2018/19† | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 38.8% | 44.3% | 37.5% | 27.3% | 18.8% | 25.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 8.9% | 33.9% | 24.4% | 20.6% | 15.3% | 15.8% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 29.9% | 10.4% | 13.1% | 6.7% | 3.5% | 9.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 70.2% | 91.8% | 88.9% | 63.2% | 48.0% | 62.2% | 12.8% |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
† These attendance figures are for Grafham Grange School, the school this one replaced in September 2025. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.
Staff
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elysian, Shamley Green | Independent (grammar) | 1.1 miles | 34 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School | Church of England | 1.5 miles | 212 | Good 2023 | 90 | Compare |
| Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery | Academy | 1.6 miles | 113 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| St Catherine's School | Independent (grammar) | 2.1 miles | 808 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Unsted Park School | Independent | 2.3 miles | 104 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Cranleigh School | Independent | 2.3 miles | 862 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Gosden House School | Council | 2.5 miles | 130 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| Cranleigh Church of England Primary School | Academy | 2.7 miles | 182 | Inadequate 2022 | 0 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Bramley Grange Academy a good school?
Bramley Grange Academy doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it inadequate at its last inspection in March 2024.
What is Bramley Grange Academy's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Bramley Grange Academy inadequate at its last full inspection on 6 March 2024.
How good are Bramley Grange Academy's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 1.6, against 46.8 for England. In each subject, pupils here finished well over a grade behind children across England who started secondary school at the same level.
How many pupils does Bramley Grange Academy have?
69 pupils aged 10 to 19 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 70 places, so it is 99% full.
What is attendance like at Bramley Grange Academy?
Pupils were in school 61.2% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 70% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
Does Bramley Grange Academy have a sixth form?
Yes.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Grafham, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0LH
- Telephone
- 01483 892214
- Website
- bramleygrange.lseat.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Louise Needham
- Type of school
- Special academy (Academy special converter, academies)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 10-19, with sixth form
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- London South East Academies Trust (19 schools)
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward
- Bramley & Wonersh
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2025 (fresh start)
- URN
- 152096 · LAESTAB 9365950 · UKPRN 10099262
- Formerly
- Grafham Grange School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Year 6 results: DfE key stage 2 tables, 2022/23.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.