Cranbrook School, Cranbrook
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Cranbrook School creates a warm, welcoming community where pupils feel genuinely happy and supported. Your child will benefit from consistently excellent teaching, ambitious curriculums across all subjects, and extensive opportunities to develop their talents through clubs, sports and trips. The school has a proven track record of helping all pupils succeed, particularly those who need additional support.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve consistently high results across all subjects and in public examinations, with disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND outperforming national averages
- Attendance is well above the national average, with significant improvements for pupils with SEND and sixth form students
- Behaviour is exemplary with rare instances of bullying, supported by high expectations and well-embedded routines
- Extensive enrichment programme including clubs, trips, sports and the performing arts helps develop pupils' talents and confidence
- Strong sixth form provision with ambitious curriculum, high teaching quality and excellent outcomes at A-level
Areas for Improvement
- Some variability in how consistently teachers check pupils' understanding before moving to new learning, meaning some pupils do not achieve as well as they could
- Pupils' knowledge in some aspects of the citizenship curriculum is not as secure as it could be
- Governors do not always check how well leaders are achieving improvement priorities with enough precision
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed, resulting in pupils feeling safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Art, music, sports, performing arts, chess, Warhammer, debate club, current affairs society, Duke of Edinburgh Award, debating, creative writing, overseas trips, work experience
Cranbrook School is a high-achieving secondary school where pupils consistently perform above national averages in examinations and demonstrate exemplary behaviour and attendance. Leaders have created a warm, inclusive community where all pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs, are supported to succeed.
At a Glance
4.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
52 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Class Sizes
21.3
Avg class size
39
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
100%
Over capacity
958 pupils
954 capacity
4 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Cranbrook
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Cranbrook
Admissions Demand - Kent
Places available
19,410
Applications
18,281
Got 1st preference
80.6%
Got preferred school
96.5%
Secondary admissions across Kent (2025/26)
Inspection History(104)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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Teachers & Staff
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0387%
Overall absence
11.18012%
Persistent absence
483
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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