Gracewood Academy
Ofsted: Requires improvement
Church Road, Rothwell, Potters Bar, EN6 1EZOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Gracewood Academy is a secondary school in Potters Bar for ages 11 to 18. It is one of the 583 schools in Hertfordshire. Its latest Ofsted rating is Requires improvement, from an inspection in November 2022.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 2 November 2022, report published 13 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
Pupil numbers and mix
420 pupils on roll, with places for 1,082
Schools near Gracewood Academy
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queenswood School | 1 mile | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 47.2 |
| Dame Alice Owen's School | 1 mile | Ofsted: Outstanding | Attainment 8: 72.9 |
| St John's Preparatory and Senior School | 2 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 68.1 |
| Chancellor's School | 2 miles | Ofsted: Good | Attainment 8: 47.6 |
| Mount House School | 3 miles | No Ofsted inspection | Attainment 8: 24.2 |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- FUTURE ACADEMIES
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Headteacher
- Ms Georgina Charles
- Phone
- 01707655512
- Address
- Church Road, Rothwell, Potters Bar, EN6 1EZ
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- URN
- 152099
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.