The Grange School is an 11–18 mixed,

foundation Foundation may refer to: * Foundation (nonprofit), a type of charitable organization ** Foundation (United States law), a type of charitable organization in the U.S. ** Private foundation, a charitable organization that, while serving a good cause ...

secondary school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' secondary education, lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) ...

and

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Aylesbury Aylesbury ( ) is the county town of Buckinghamshire, South East England. It is home to the Roald Dahl Children's Gallery, David Tugwell`s house on Watermead and the Waterside Theatre. It is in central Buckinghamshire, midway between High Wy ...

Buckinghamshire Buckinghamshire (), abbreviated Bucks, is a ceremonial county in South East England that borders Greater London to the south-east, Berkshire to the south, Oxfordshire to the west, Northamptonshire to the north, Bedfordshire to the north-ea ...

, England. It was established in 1954 and is part of the Aylesbury Learning Partnership.

History

In 1959, the school was visited by

Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (27 August 1968), born Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark ( el, Μαρίνα), was a Greek princess by birth and a British princess by marriage. She was a daughter of Prince Nicholas of Greece and Denmark and ...

in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Mother's Clubs in Buckinghamshire. The school is notable as the location where the

jury A jury is a sworn body of people (jurors) convened to hear evidence and render an impartiality, impartial verdict (a Question of fact, finding of fact on a question) officially submitted to them by a court, or to set a sentence (law), penalty o ...

retired to consider their verdict in the Great Train Robbery case in 1963. They used the room that is now the main office of the youth centre on the school site. In early 2009, it was awarded Business and Enterprise status and underwent refurbishment in areas of the school, funded by the Business & Enterprise grant. It was used as a filming location in the iconic 2016 film Aylesbury Dead, where the main character David (played by David Davids) visits at the start of the film to collect his girlfriend (who just so happens to be in Year 10) to take her to Maccies.

Notable alumni

* Jake Gray, professional footballer * Robert Hall, professional footballer * Samantha Louise Lewthwaite, terrorist suspect and widow of 7/7 suicide bomber *

John Otway John Otway (born 2 October 1952) is an English singer-songwriter who has built a cult audience through extensive touring. Biography 1970s and 1980s Otway was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Although his first single, "Gypsy"/"Misty Mounta ...

, singer-songwriter *

Matt Phillips Matthew Phillips (born 13 March 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club West Bromwich Albion and the Scotland national team. Born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire to British born father of Barbadian desc ...

, professional footballer *

Iain Rogerson Iain Rogerson (October 1960 – 13 October 2017) was a British actor best known for his portrayal of Harry Flagg in '' Coronation Street''. Alongside appearances in ''Emmerdale'', '' Doctors'', ''Casualty'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Peak Practice ...

, actor * Ellen White, professional footballer

References

External links

* Aylesbury Foundation schools in Buckinghamshire Secondary schools in Buckinghamshire Educational institutions established in 1954 1954 establishments in England {{Buckinghamshire-school-stub