The Grange Academy, Runcorn

Academy in Runcorn, Cheshire, England

53°20′05″N 2°42′54″W / 53.3346°N 2.7151°W / 53.3346; -2.7151InformationTypeAcademyMottoAim high in all thingsLocal authorityBorough of HaltonDepartment for Education URN144617 TablesOfstedReportsExecutive PrincipalJamie JardineGenderCoeducationalAge3 to 16Enrolment1130 as of January 2024^[update]Capacity1320Websitethegrangeacademy.co.uk

The Grange Academy is a coeducational academy school in Runcorn, Cheshire. It is an all-through school providing primary and secondary education for pupils aged 3 to 16.^[1]

Formerly The Grange Comprehensive School, in June 2007 plans were announced for the school to close and to merge with The Heath School in 2012.^[2] However, the Education & Skills Select Committee raised objections to the proposal^[3] and it was decided that the school would join the adjacent Grange Nursery School, The Grange Infant School and The Grange Junior School to be an all-through school to be named The Grange School.^[4] Following improved examination results in 2008, the plan to merge with The Heath School was cancelled^[5] and the school became all-through in September 2010.

Notable former pupils

Susan Nickson, television screenwriter

References

^ "The Grange School | Home". Thegrange.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ Turner, Alex (14 June 2007), "Schools shake-up for Runcorn", Runcorn Weekly News, archived from the original on 11 February 2012
^ Turner, Alex (16 August 2007), "MPs' lifeline for school", Runcorn Weekly News, archived from the original on 11 February 2012
^ Turner, Alex (1 November 2007), "Schools' mixed outlook", Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News
^ Smith, Mark (18 September 2008), "School rises to GCSE challenge", Runcorn Weekly News, p. 13

Schools in Cheshire

Primary

Bunbury Aldersey School
Eccleston CE Primary School
Goostrey Primary School
The Grange Academy

Secondary

Cheshire East	All Hallows RC College Alsager School Brine Leas School Congleton High School Crewe Engineering and Design UTC Eaton Bank Academy The Fallibroome Academy Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School Knutsford Academy The Macclesfield Academy Malbank School Middlewich High School The Oaks Academy Poynton High School Ruskin High School St Thomas More RC High School Sandbach High School Sandbach School Shavington Academy Sir William Stanier School Tytherington School Wilmslow High School
Cheshire West & Chester	Bishop Heber High School The Bishops' Blue Coat CE High School Blacon High School Chester RC High School Christleton High School County High School Ellesmere Port Church of England College Ellesmere Port RC High School Hartford High School Helsby High School Neston High School Queen's Park High School Rudheath Senior Academy St Nicholas Catholic High School Tarporley High School Upton-by-Chester High School Weaverham High School The Whitby High School The Winsford Academy
Halton	Blessed Carlo Acutis RC & CE Academy The Grange Academy The Heath School Ormiston Bolingbroke Academy Ormiston Chadwick Academy Ss Peter & Paul RC High School Sandymoor Ormiston Academy Wade Deacon High School
Warrington	Beamont Collegiate Academy Birchwood Community High School Bridgewater High School Cardinal Newman RC High School Culcheth High School Great Sankey High School King's Leadership Academy Warrington Lymm High School Padgate Academy Penketh High School St Gregory's RC High School Sir Thomas Boteler CE High School UTC Warrington