The Grange School, Northwich

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The Grange School
Address
Bradburns Lane

Hartford
Northwich
,
Cheshire
,
CW8 1LU

England
Coordinates53°14′42″N 2°32′56″W / 53.245°N 2.549°W / 53.245; -2.549Coordinates: 53°14′42″N 2°32′56″W / 53.245°N 2.549°W / 53.245; -2.549
Information
TypeIndependent day school
MottoLatin: E Glande Robur ('From an acorn, an oak')
Established1933 / 1978
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
Chair of GovernorsNigel Parkinson
HeadmistressDr. Lorraine Earps
Staff110 (approx.)
GenderCo-educational
Age4 to 18[1]
Enrolment1170
Houses  Bollin
  Dane
  Gowy
  Weaver
Colour(s)Green and Grey    
PublicationThe Roburian
Junior School headmasterGuy Rands
AffiliationHMC
Former pupilsOld Roburians
School HymnPraise, my soul, the King of Heaven
Websitehttp://www.grange.org.uk

The Grange School is an independent 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 children of all school ages.[2]

The school is divided into three departments, a Kindergarten, a Junior School and a Senior School. The Junior school has six forms, for National Curriculum Years 1 to 6, while 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.[2] The Junior School is in Beechwood Avenue, Hartford, near Northwich, the Senior School in Bradburns Lane, Hartford.[3] 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.[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 2011 there were 194 pupils in the school's Sixth Form.[1] Almost all children leaving the school go on to higher education.[6] Former pupils are called Old Roburians,[7] from the school's Latin motto, E Glande Robur, meaning "from an acorn, an oak".

References[]

  1. ^ a b 'The Grange School' in Which School? 2011 (2011), p. D-405
  2. ^ a b Independent Schools Inspectorate, Inspection Report 2011 at grange.org.uk, accessed 18 March 2012
  3. ^ Contact Us page at grange.org.uk, accessed 18 March 2012
  4. ^ The Grange Theatre at grange.org.uk
  5. ^ Inspection Report, 2011, para. 3.6
  6. ^ Inspection Report, 2011, para. 3.1
  7. ^ Old Roburians at grange.org.uk, accessed 18 March 2012

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