Cranmere Primary School, Esher
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
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 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
61%
Available places
306 pupils
502 capacity
196 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Esher
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Esher
Admissions Demand - Surrey
Places available
13,213
Applications
12,004
Got 1st preference
88.4%
Got preferred school
98.3%
Primary admissions across Surrey (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.70063%
Overall absence
12.45902%
Persistent absence
305
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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