Cranmere Primary School
Arran Way, Esher, KT10 8BE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Gilbert
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Esher and Walton
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 502
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 131125
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083985580
About this school
Cranmere Primary School is a community primary school in Esher. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 306 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Cranmere Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 38 | 64 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 76% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 8% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 85% | 92% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 84% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 92% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cranmere Primary 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 | 73% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 428 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 368 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranmere Primary School compares
Cranmere Primary School ranked 84th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 5.7% | 16.7% | 306 | — |
| St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton | 72% | 3.2% | 8.9% | 360 | 1.0 miles |
| Esher Church School | 78% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 400 | 1.1 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 83% | 3.4% | 4.8% | 418 | 1.2 miles |
| Chandlers Field Primary Academy | — | — | — | 298 | 1.3 miles |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School | 90% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 412 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.72%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.7%
- Persistent absence
- 12.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Paul's Catholic Primary School, Thames Ditton1.0 miles
Primary · Thames Ditton
-
Esher Church School1.1 miles
Primary · Esher
-
St Alban's Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · East Molesey
-
Chandlers Field Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · West Molesey
-
Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Hersham
Other schools in Esher
- Claygate Primary School Primary
- Esher Church School Primary
- Hinchley Wood Primary School Primary
- Esher Church of England High School Secondary
- Hinchley Wood School Secondary
- Milbourne Lodge School Independent schools
- Rowan Preparatory School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Cranmere Primary School teach?
- Cranmere Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Esher.
- Who is the headteacher of Cranmere Primary School?
- The headteacher of Cranmere Primary School is Mr Paul Gilbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cranmere Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Cranmere Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Cranmere Primary School?
- Cranmere Primary School has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Cranmere Primary School full?
- Cranmere Primary School has capacity for 502 pupils and 306 on roll (61%), 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 Cranmere Primary School a faith school?
- No. Cranmere Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Cranmere Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Cranmere Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Cranmere Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Cranmere Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- Cranmere Primary School ranked 84th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Cranmere Primary School's absence rate?
- Cranmere Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Cranmere Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranmere Primary 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 30 June 2026.