Senior School Life

Our priority in Year 7 is ensuring a smooth transition of students into the Senior School.

WE RECOGNISE WHAT A BIG step it is from Junior School. Whether students are moving up from our own Junior School, or joining The Grange community from elsewhere, we support them as they settle into life as a senior. Our excellent pastoral team are always on hand for advice and guidance.

Around three weeks into their first term, all Year 7 students head off a residential trip to Bewerley Park. They take part in a range of activities all the time getting to know each other better, team building and generally having lots of fun. They return with their confidence boosted and friendships blossoming. It really helps the year group bond setting the stage for their Senior School life.

Our Senior School students spend their first three years engaging in a varied well-balanced curriculum. Students make a choice of two modern languages from a choice of French, German and Spanish) and Science is taught as a combined subject in Year 7. Students then study Biology, Chemistry and Physics separately from Year 8. In Year 10 students choose 9 subjects for GCSE including Maths, English Language and English Literature.

All students are encouraged to take part in enrichment activities every lunchtime. We believe this helps to nurture friendships across the year groups and fosters a sense of belonging as like-minded young people share their interests.

The School Day

• SCHOOL SITE OPENS AT 7.30AM when students can go to the Dining Hall and have breakfast.
• The school day starts at 8.45am and ends at 3.50pm.
• Clubs and activities continue for at least another hour after school.
• The library remains open until 5.45pm.