
The Grange School, Hartford

In their own words
Welcome to The Grange School. I hope that the information on our website will give you a flavour of life at our wonderful school and an insight into what makes The Grange such a special place to be.
Our school is a warm and welcoming environment built on the strength of relationships between our children and staff. We provide a modern, forward-thinking approach to independent education based on traditional values. Here, our children are motivated to learn and encouraged to participate in a wide range of enrichment activities so that they develop academically and emerge as fully-rounded,thoughtful and caring individuals.
My aim is to provide every child with the experiences, knowledge and academic skills they need to become confident and ambitious adults. We want our young people to have every opportunity available to them so I am committed to encouraging them all to aim high and live their education.
We hope our website gives you and your child, or children, a real insight into the stimulating, exciting environment and the exceptional relationships that are a fundamental part of our community. Of course, to truly understand that Grange experience, you need to visit us, so please do get in touch with our Admissions Team and book a tour or attend a Taster Day and begin your Grange journey.
Entrance is assessed via CAT4 cognitive assessment, from GL.
CAT4 is one of, if not the most unique school assessment in circulation. Most children will not have encountered either the CAT4 question types or the format, previously. The good news is that the very specific nature of the exam, means that with effort and perseverance it is possible to achieve confident preparation for your CAT4 entrance exam.
CAT4 is broken into 4 broad categories:
Quantitative Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning
Non-Verbal Reasoning
Spatial Reasoning
We have partnered with the test experts at Ready Steady Pass, to bring you the most accurate and best value CAT4 practise material for children between 6 and 13 years of age. The tests are prepared by specialist CAT4 writers and audited by AQA and EdExcel exam markers, and ISI independent school inspectors. Tests are taken online, include unlimited resits and emailed results including answer sheets to share with tutors and parents.
Click below to access our CAT4 page for more information
What questions can I expect?
Each of the 4 questions categories in CAT4 (which GL call "batteries") has two different question types, creating 8 mini exams.
Quantitative Reasoning assess numerical questions, with a focus on patterns and relationships:
Number Series questions involve identifying the missing number in a sequence.
Number Analogies questions are to do with spotting the relationships between pairs of numbers.
Verbal Reasoning asses the relationship between words:
The Verbal Classification battery focuses on word classes and word types.
Verbal Analogies questions identify the relationship between pairs of words.
Non-Verbal Reasoning looks at the relationship between shapes:
Figure Classification asks you to spot the relationship between a series of images and select the image that matches them.
Figure Matrices shows a pattern of shapes presented in a square, challenging us to choose the missing shape.
Spatial Reasoning is a particular kind of non-verbal reasoning:
Figure Recognition questions challenge us to find a hidden shape within an image.
Figure Analysis questions, sometimes called Folding questions, present the challenges of recognising unfolded paper that has been hole punched at a certain fold.