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Fenton Grange School

Special · ages 11-18MixedIndependent7 pupilsNorth Yorkshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Places13 spare7 pupils, 20 places
Pupils on roll7Census January 2024

Fenton Grange School is an independent special school in Potters Bar for boys and girls aged 11 to 18. It has 7 pupils and room for 20.

Caretech Community Services 5th Floor Metropolitan House 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 1AG01707 601800Mrs Nancy Newlands-Melvin headteacherAll details

Ofsted

Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

5 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.

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 North Yorkshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll7Census January 2024
Places2035% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support43%3 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan57%4 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls1 / 6
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll794665
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support44%75%33%0%0%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans56%25%67%17%40%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m36812 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate108 per 1,000 people19% higher than the England average
Typical house price£540,000Hertsmere
Nearest bus stop70 mPotters Bar Railway Station, 14 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
The Orchard SchoolIndependent10 m4Not inspectedCompare
Chase House SchoolIndependent10 m7Not inspectedCompare
Cranborne Primary SchoolFoundation640 m448Good 202394Compare
Ladbrooke Junior Mixed and Infant SchoolCouncil810 m226Good 202260Compare
Gracewood AcademyAcademy890 m420Requires improvement 2022Compare
Pope Paul Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy890 m214Good 2022Compare
Lochinver House SchoolIndependent (grammar)0.7 miles314Not inspectedCompare
Dame Alice Owen's SchoolAcademy0.8 miles1,467Outstanding 202399Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Fenton Grange School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Fenton Grange School yet.

How many pupils does Fenton Grange School have?

7 pupils aged 11 to 18 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 20 places, so it is 35% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Caretech Community Services 5th Floor Metropolitan House 3 Darkes Lane, Potters Bar, EN6 1AG
Telephone
01707 601800
Headteacher
Mrs Nancy Newlands-Melvin
Type of school
Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
Phase
Special school, ages 11-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Ward
Potters Bar Parkfield
Constituency
Hertsmere
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
3 August 2018 (new provision)
URN
145241 · LAESTAB 8156044

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from