The Grange School, Northwich

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".