Cranmere Primary School, Esher

Good
Primary
Community school
Mixed
Ages 211

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~739m)Possible (~1.1km)Unlikely (~1.4km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Paul Gilbert
Pupils:306 / 502 capacity
LA:Surrey
Phone:02083985580
Address:Arran Way, Esher, KT10 8BE
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 September 1996

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 8 July 2025View full report
URN:131125
UKPRN:10069492
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Esher and Walton
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Cranmere Primary School creates a warm, supportive environment where pupils feel safe and cared for. The school excels at teaching reading and mathematics, with pupils achieving well across the curriculum. The school also does excellent work supporting pupils with additional needs, ensuring they learn well alongside their classmates.

Key Strengths

  • Strong focus on mental health and well-being, with warm and respectful relationships between staff and pupils
  • Highly effective mathematics teaching enabling pupils to develop deep understanding and problem-solving skills
  • Well-structured phonics programme with strong reading culture and effective support for pupils who need extra help
  • Excellent support for pupils with SEND through tailored strategies and 'passports to success'
  • Clear learning goals and retrieval sessions help pupils retain and build connected knowledge

Areas for Improvement

  • In a couple of foundation subjects, pupils do not make secure connections or recall learning as well as they could
  • School curriculum development work needs to ensure all subjects help pupils remember and connect their learning to achieve exceptionally well

Safeguarding

The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.

Extracurricular Activities

British Sign Language, football, coding, sporting competitions, Team Dragon

Cranmere Primary School is a Good primary school where values of respect and curiosity run through every aspect of school life. The school has strong aspirations for all pupils with high outcomes at key stage 2 and a broad, ambitious curriculum from Nursery to Year 6.

At a Glance

18.2%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

136 responses
Would recommend74%
Child is happy90%
Well taught85%
Good progress72%
Feels safe90%
Well behaved72%
Bullying dealt with17%
Kept informed81%
Handles concerns58%
Wider development74%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has declined from 92% to 88%. Maths has declined from 84% to 75%. Writing has declined from 87% to 78%.

Class Sizes

23.8

Avg class size

22.0

Infant (KS1)

27.3

KS2

13

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Train Stations

Esher Rail Station
822m · 13 min walk

Bus Stops

Arran Way (adj)
143m · 2 min walk
Douglas Road (NE-bound)
181m · 3 min walk
Cranbrook Drive (adj)
242m · 4 min walk
Farm Road (opp)
348m · 6 min walk
Mill Road (S-bound)
379m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

61%

Available places

306 pupils

502 capacity

196 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Esher

Low pressure
New homes approved:380
Projected new pupils:95

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Esher

Admissions Demand - Surrey

Low demand0.91x oversubscription

Places available

13,213

Applications

12,004

Got 1st preference

88.4%

Got preferred school

98.3%

Primary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

8 July 2025
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
26 February 2020
30 June 2016

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.70063%

Overall absence

12.45902%

Persistent absence

305

Enrolments

Authorised4.34402%
Unauthorised1.35661%
Persistent (10%+)12.45902%
Severe (50%+)1.31148%

Absence trend

4.11886%
18/19
2.96503%
20/21
6.02042%
21/22
5.67095%
22/23
5.81977%
23/24
5.70063%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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