The Grange School, Northwich

The Grange School
Motto Latin: E Glande Robur ('From an acorn, an oak')
Established 1933 / 1978
Type Independent day school
Headmistress Debbie Leonard
Chairman of Governors Karen Williams
Location Bradburns Lane
Hartford
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 1LU
England
53°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
Local authority Cheshire West and Chester
Staff 110 (approx.)
Students 1170
Gender Co-educational
Ages 4–18[1]
Houses      Bollin
     Dane
     Gowy
     Weaver
Colours Green and Grey          
Publication The Roburian
Junior School headmaster Guy Rands
Affiliation HMC
Former pupils Old Roburians
School Hymn Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven
Website www.grange.org.uk

The Grange School is an independent 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, 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".

Notable Events


References

  1. 1 2 'The Grange School' in Which School? 2011 (2011), p. D-405
  2. 1 2 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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