Cranleigh Church of England Primary School
Parsonage Road, Cranleigh, Guildford, GU6 7AN
This school is closed (it closed in February 2024).
It was replaced by Cranleigh Church of England Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Kate Pelazza
- Diocese
- Diocese of Guildford
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 330
- Pupils on roll
- 201
- URN
- 135566
- Local authority
- Surrey
About this school
Cranleigh Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Guildford. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 201 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Cranleigh Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2008, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 16% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 49% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 51% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - |
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 Cranleigh Church of England 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 | 50% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 16% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Cranleigh Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 8% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 10.3% | 30.3% | 201 | — |
| Cranleigh Church of England Primary School | 21% | 9.3% | 25.8% | 182 | 0.2 miles |
| St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School | 72% | 4.3% | 10.1% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| Park Mead Primary | 58% | 4.2% | 13.1% | 423 | 0.6 miles |
| Ewhurst CofE Aided Infant School | — | 5.2% | 14.6% | 46 | 2.0 miles |
| Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School | 83% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 212 | 3.7 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.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.3%
- English as an additional language
- 11.4%
- Overall absence
- 10.3%
- Persistent absence
- 35.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cranleigh Church of England Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Cranleigh
-
Park Mead Primary0.6 miles
Primary · Cranleigh
-
Ewhurst CofE Aided Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Ewhurst
-
Wonersh and Shamley Green CofE Aided Primary School3.7 miles
Primary · Guildford
Other schools in Guildford
- Boxgrove Primary School Primary
- Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Burpham Primary School Primary
- Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School Primary
- Clandon CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Cranleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Guildford Grove Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School Primary
- Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School Primary
- Merrow Junior School Primary
- Normandy Village School Primary
- Northmead Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Cranleigh Church of England Primary School teach?
- Cranleigh Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Guildford.
- Has Cranleigh Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cranleigh Church of England Primary 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 many pupils are at Cranleigh Church of England Primary School?
- Cranleigh Church of England Primary School had 201 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have Cranleigh Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 16% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cranleigh Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cranleigh Church of England 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 10 July 2024.