Cranleigh School
Horseshoe Lane, Cranleigh, GU6 8QQ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headmaster
- Mrs Samantha Price
- Religious ethos
- Church of England/Christian
- Boarding
- Boarding school
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,250
- Pupils on roll
- 862
- URN
- 125323
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483542131
About this school
Cranleigh School is a Church of England independent school in Cranleigh. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 862 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cranleigh School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Cranleigh School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1920, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 146 | 196 | 142 |
| Attainment 8 score | 13.7 | 11.0 | 14.7 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cranleigh School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.7 | 38.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 39.6 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 14.7 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,016 |
| 2023/24 | 1,005 |
| 2024/25 | 961 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 0
- Pupils on SEN support
- 160
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Specialist Trust0.8 miles
Special schools · Cranleigh
-
Bramley Grange Academy2.3 miles
Academies · Guildford
-
Jigsaw CABAS School2.5 miles
Special schools · Surrey
-
Duke of Kent School2.7 miles
Independent schools · Cranleigh
-
Longacre School2.8 miles
Independent schools · Guildford
Other schools in Cranleigh
- Duke of Kent School Independent schools
- Park Mead Primary Primary
- St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School Primary
- Glebelands School Secondary
- St Joseph's Specialist Trust Special schools
Recorded changes at this school
- Capacity changed from 1050 to 1250 recorded 25 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What year groups does Cranleigh School teach?
- Cranleigh School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is an independent school in Cranleigh.
- Who is the headmaster of Cranleigh School?
- The headmaster of Cranleigh School is Mrs Samantha Price, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cranleigh School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cranleigh School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cranleigh School?
- Cranleigh School has 862 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Cranleigh School full?
- Cranleigh School has capacity for 1,250 pupils and 862 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cranleigh School a faith school?
- Yes. Cranleigh School is designated Church of England.
- How have Cranleigh School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 13.7 in 2022/23 and 14.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cranleigh School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranleigh School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 25 July 2026.