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Cranbourne

Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school

Wessex Close, Basingstoke RG21 3NP · cranbourne.hants.sch.uk · 01256 868600

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Jan 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
42.7
average Attainment 8 score. Hampshire 45.5, England 46
Last distance offered
1.19 mi
1.92 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Hampshire Council
Demand for places
1.1
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,088
91% of 1,200 places
Local authority
Hampshire
Sixth form
No
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
27.4%
First language not English
18.2%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 1.19 mi (1.92 km) from the school. Source: Hampshire Council’s document.

For Year 7 in September 2026, 237 families put the school first and 224 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

Demand for places

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 112 (Places 174)112September 2023: 143 (Places 251)143September 2024: 201 (Places 252)201September 2025: 165 (Places 241)165September 2026: 237 (Places 224)237Places 224
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 20262242371.1▲76%
September 2025Sept 20252411650.7100%
September 2024Sept 20242522010.898%
September 2023Sept 20232511430.6100%
September 2022Sept 20221741120.6100%

Last distance offered

Year 7Distance
September 20261.19 mi1.92 km

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 42.7, and 41.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Hampshire it was 45.5, and across England 46.

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 42.1 (England 46.3)42.12017/18: 40.0 (England 46.5)40.02018/19: 38.1 (England 46.7)38.12021/22: 39.5 (England 48.8)39.52022/23: 35.0 (England 46.3)35.02023/24: 43.8 (England 45.9)43.82024/25: 42.7 (England 46.0)42.7England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▼42.746.0
▼41.9%45.4%
▼59.0%64.8%
▼19.7%40.5%
▼3.744.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
Sixth form college54.3+7.2
Further education27.1−4.8
Apprenticeship1.4−2.8
Employment5.7+0.7
Not in a lasting destination8.6+1.9
Activity not captured2.9−1.3

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Cranbourne on 6 January 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
6 Jan 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
AchievementExpected standard
Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jun 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
  • Nov 2019Requires improvement
    Quality of educationRequires improvement
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jul 2017Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Dec 2015Inadequate
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareInadequate
    Leadership and managementInadequate
    SafeguardingNot effective

What parents said

68% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (91 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
68%
Positive
63%
Replies
91
9% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school▼65% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▼70% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved▼56% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼63% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▼70% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests▼60% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼56% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼28% agreeEngland 43%

based on 28 parents (31%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▼37% agreeEngland 63%

based on 27 parents (30%) with SEND

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