The Grange School A GSG School
- The Grange School
Bradburns Lane
Hartford
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 1LU - Head: Dr Lorraine Earps
- T 01606 539039
- F 01606 784581
- E office@grange.org.uk
- W www.grange.org.uk/
- An independent school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18 with a linked junior school.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Cheshire West and Chester
- Pupils: 793; sixth formers: 154
- Religion: Not Applicable
- Fees: £14,145 pa
- Open days: See website
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: The Grange Junior School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Only the depth of parental pockets limits the travel opportunities. But the Grange community doesn’t just feather its own nest. The school supports countless charities - both locally and internationally. There’s a spirit of joining in, the pupils tell us: ‘you don’t have to be the best at something to have a go.’ It’s not steeped in centuries of tradition; you won’t get a tour of a resplendent chapel...
What the school says...
When a major national newspaper visited The Grange School, Hartford, the glowing full page coverage ended with the question, Why aren't all schools like this? That warmth of response is shared by all who visit the school, including the investigators for The Good Schools Guide. The reasons for the warmth? Stimulated, well behaved, happy and successful pupils who enjoy a wonderful relationship with caring and inspirational teachers. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
Sports
Rowing
What The Good Schools Guide says
Head
Since 2021, Dr Lorraine Earps, previously acting head (and before that, deputy head) at Queen’s College, Taunton. Degree in chemistry and biochemistry from Southampton, plus a doctorate in protein chemistry. Taught in the state sector for six years; has also been head of chemistry at Stockport Grammar and director of studies at Withington Girls. Married with a son.
Entrance
The Grange is academically selective but not hugely so. If your child is in the top third of their class in primary school they’ll probably get in. ‘It’s about making sure they can access the curriculum and thrive here,’ says school. ‘We won’t fill up just for the sake of it.’ The school sets its own English, maths, verbal and non-verbal reasoning tests. ‘Parents ask us, “where’s the line?”’ says school, ‘but the reality is there isn’t...
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Overall school performance (for comparison or review only)
Results by exam and subject
Subject results
Entry/Exit
Special Education Needs
The Grange School, though an academic school, is aware of the need to identify any specific learning difficulties and to provide as much support as possible from infant level to sixth form. There is an emphasis on educating all staff to develop their teaching styles so that they include and support all children with any kind of specific need effectively. A recent full school inspection described our provision for SEN pupils as excellent. Our Special Needs provision includes screening and initial diagnostic assessment, nurture groups and workshops and one-to-one tuition at sixth-form level. We currently have experience of supporting pupils with dyslexia, dyspraxia, ADD and Asperger's Syndrome.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | Y |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altrincham Preparatory School | 2023 |
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