The Grange School
Other independent school · Mixed · Cheshire West and Chester
Bradburns Lane, Northwich, CW8 1LU
42
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
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No data
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,168
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,245 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Other independent school
- Age range
- 4–19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Lorraine Earps
- Address
- Bradburns Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1LU
- Phone
- 01606539039
- Local authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Ward / constituency
- Hartford & Greenbank · Mid Cheshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 111471
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | — | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | 3% | — | — |
1,168 pupils · 1,245 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
No state-school Ofsted inspection on record (independent schools are often inspected by ISI).
View all Ofsted reportsGCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 29.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | — | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 0% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 1.37 | — | — |
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.78 | — | — |
Average grade: A- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 29.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 1.39 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 130 | — |
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 45.39 | 35 |
| Average grade | A- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 36% | 17% |
| A-level students | 77 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 100 | 56% | 95% | 98% | |
| Art and Design | 94 | 81% | 100% | 100% | |
| Business | 78 | 71% | 97% | 99% | |
| History | 50 | 74% | 92% | 98% | |
| Geography | 47 | 51% | 91% | 96% | |
| Physical Education | 35 | 60% | 91% | 100% | |
| Computer Science | 31 | 52% | 74% | 94% | |
| French | 30 | 40% | 80% | 93% | |
| Drama | 27 | 56% | 93% | 100% | |
| Music | 25 | 40% | 84% | 96% | |
| Spanish | 24 | 29% | 50% | 88% | |
| Latin | 20 | 45% | 75% | 80% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 29 | 52% | 62% | 86% | |
| Physics | 26 | 19% | 58% | 77% | |
| Biology | 24 | 21% | 42% | 79% | |
| Chemistry | 21 | 38% | 62% | 86% | |
| History | 16 | 13% | 31% | 75% | |
| Economics | 14 | 21% | 64% | 86% | |
| Geography | 14 | 0% | 64% | 93% | |
| Business Studies | 14 | 21% | 57% | 71% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 12 | 42% | 75% | 100% | |
| Psychology | 11 | 18% | 36% | 73% | |
| 3D Studies | 9 | 44% | 67% | 89% | |
| Physical Education / Sports Studies | 7 | 14% | 57% | 71% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 10805: The Grange School, Northwich
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | 7 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
House prices near the school
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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.