Gracewood Academy
Academy converter in Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | None |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 420 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 1082 |
| Free school meals | 29.00% |
| Trust or sponsor | FUTURE ACADEMIES |
| Local authority | Hertfordshire |
| Address | Church Road, Rothwell, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, EN6 1EZ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | https://www.gracewood.futureacademies.org/ |
| Telephone | 01707655512 |
| URN | 152099 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 2 November 2022, 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 effective | Yes |
This graded inspection was of the predecessor school (Mount Grace School, URN 137224).
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Dame Alice Owen's School (secondary school, about 2.1 km)
- Chancellor's School (secondary school, about 2.7 km)
- JCoSS (secondary school, about 5.4 km)
- Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet (secondary school, about 5.6 km)
- Queen Elizabeth's Girls' School (secondary school, about 5.8 km)
- Ark Pioneer Academy (secondary school, about 6.3 km)
- Onslow St Audrey's School (secondary school, about 6.8 km)
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School (secondary school, about 6.9 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.