The Grange School, Northwich Explained

The Grange School
Coordinates:53.245°N -2.549°W
Motto:Latin: E Glande Robur ('From an acorn, an oak')
Established:1933 / 1978
Type:Private day school
Head Label:Head
Head:Lorraine Earps
Chair Label:Chair of Governors
Chair:Trevor Brocklebank
Address:Bradburns Lane
City:Hartford
Northwich
County:Cheshire
Country:England
Postcode:CW8 1LU
Local Authority:Cheshire West and Chester
Dfeno:896/6005
Staff:358
Enrolment:1218
Gender:Co-educational
Lower Age:4
Upper Age:18
Colours:Green, Teal and Grey
Houses: Bollin
Dane
Gowy
Weaver
Publication:The Roburian
Free Label 1:Head of the Junior School
Free 1:Ben Tagg
Free Label 3:Former pupils
Free 3:Old Roburians
Free Label 4:School Hymn
Free 4:Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven
Free Label 2:Affiliation
Free 2:HMC
Website:http://www.grange.org.uk

The Grange School is a private day school near Northwich, Cheshire, England, a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.

Founded in 1933 as a preparatory school, in 1978 the school made the unusual progression to the opening of a secondary school and now teaches pupils of all school ages.

The school is divided across two sites; the Junior School and the Senior School and Sixth Form. The Junior school has six forms, for National Curriculum Years 1 to 6, as well as a Reception class. The senior school has First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Forms, for Years 7 to 11, plus a Lower and Upper Sixth Form for Years 12 and 13.[1]

The Junior School is in Beechwood Avenue, Hartford, near Northwich, the Senior School in Bradburns Lane, Hartford.[2] The school has its own theatre, built in 2005 as part of the Senior School campus and named the Grange Theatre. It can be hired for community and conference use.[3] The school also has a £6m purpose-built Sport Centre that is used by the school and the Hartford community.[4]

Extra-curricular activities include music, drama, rowing with the Grange School Rowing Club, and a Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme. There is also a Community Service programme and the school has had a link with a school in the Gambia for many years.[5]

In 2023 there were 157 pupils in the school's Sixth Form.[6] Almost all school leavers progress to higher education.[7] Former pupils are called Old Roburians,[8] from the school's Latin motto, E Glande Robur, meaning "from an acorn, an oak".

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.grange.org.uk/media/documents/Inspection%20Report%202011.pdf Independent Schools Inspectorate, Inspection Report 2011
  2. http://www.grange.org.uk/contact-us Contact Us page
  3. http://www.grange.org.uk/contact-us/the-grange-theatre The Grange Theatre
  4. https://grangeschool.schoolbookings.co.uk The Grange Sports Centre
  5. Inspection Report, 2011, para. 3.6
  6. 'The Grange School' in Which School? 2011 (2011), p. D-405
  7. Inspection Report, 2011, para. 3.1
  8. http://www.grange.org.uk/for-students/old-roburians Old Roburians