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Cranbrook School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Waterloo Road, Cranbrook TN17 3JD · cranbrookschool.co.uk · 01580 711800
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- May 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 66.9
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 958
- 4 over 954 places · 100%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Selective
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
- First language not English
- 6.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 143 families put the school first and 88 places were offered; 60% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 88 | 143 | 1.6▲ | 60% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 89 | 140 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 133 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 147 | 1.6▲ | 59% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 59 | 118 | 2▲ | 47% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 66.9, and 86.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲66.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲86.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲94.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲87.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲6.58 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 94 | +0.1 |
| Sixth form college | 2 | +0.6 |
| Further education | 1.3 | −1.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.7 | — |
| Employment | 0.7 | — |
| Activity not captured | 1.3 | — |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 152 students | B (40.6) | Well above average +0.44 | |
| 152 students | B (40.7) | Well above average +0.44 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 165 | B (39.8) | +0.20 |
| 2022/23 | 146 | B- (37) | — |
| 2021/22 | 152 | B (41.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 140 | B (40.5) | +0.24 |
| 2017/18 | 128 | B- (37.8) | -0.12 |
| 2016/17 | 162 | B (38.7) | +0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 145 | B (38.5) | -0.05 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.3 | −10.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | +1.2 |
| Employment | 29.3 | +14.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 6.6 | −2.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Cranbrook School on 6 May 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 6 May 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2022Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Apr 2015Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding Jul 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (52 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 52
- 6% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied