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- Cranbrook School offers a supportive, full-boarding experience designed to help students grow academically and personally. Boarders benefit from structured study time, access to exceptional facilities and a strong sense of community within each house.
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Boarding Cranbrook School offers a supportive, full-boarding experience designed to help students grow academically and personally. Boarders benefit from structured study time, access to exceptional facilities and a strong sense of community within each house.
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Applications for Year 9 boarding places are made via Kent...
- The Houses
We have six boarding Houses at Cranbrook: Cornwallis,...
- Blubery
Blubery House was opened in 1974 and is named after...
- Crowden
Crowden House was established in 1910 and is named after the...
- Cornwallis
The staff between us have approximately 70 years of...
- School Lodge
Boys are expected to act responsibly and with courtesy and...
- Scott
Scott House is named after one of the school’s former...
- Rammell
Rammell House is a traditional boarding house founded in...
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Welcome to Boarding. Our top priority is that your children are happy, healthy and well cared for – allowing them to achieve their full potential academically, socially and physically. We are also careful to integrate our boarders with their day-student counterparts, ensuring that they feel part of the Cranbrook community from day one.
Cranbrook School is one of 38 state boarding schools in the country. We are a state funded school, so there are no tuition fees. This ensures our boarding fees are approximately one third of those that might be charged at a private school. Our boarding provision therefore offers outstanding value for money. As Cranbrook School is a selective ...
Jun 7, 2024 · Cranbrook School intends to become the leading co-ed selective state boarding school in the UK and here's everything you need to know.
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While Cranbrook is a selective school that admits students based on strong academic performance in its day and boarding entrance exams, it is not a believer in "hot-house methods". However, it does expect hard work, commitment and independent learning. In Years 10 and 11 students take 10 GCSEsubjects including mathematics, English language and lite...
Sport is compulsory for all year groups, and you'll find the facilities and variety of sports on offer exceed what is offered at a typical state secondary school. The main sports for boys are rugby, hockey, cricket and basketball and for girls, hockey, netball, rounders, basketball and cricket.Swimming (in an outdoor heated pool), tennis, yoga, dan...
There are countless clubs such as robotics, amnesty, debating, chess, coding, finance and investment, Warhammer and many more; students are strongly encouraged to take part but they are not compulsory or part of the timetable. The school has its own observatory, used by students who join the astronomy club and or take an astronomy GCSE off timetabl...
In the 2021 GCSE results, 67% were Grades 7-9 and 98% were Grades 4-9. In the 2021 A Level results, 27% were A*, 57% A*-A and 83% A*-B. Five students took up their places to Oxbridge. This is typical of the school's academic performance. Across almost all subjects, students routinely secure at least a grade C at GCSE. In maths, physics, chemistry, ...
Cranbrook has a hugely desirable location. Located in part of the Weald’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it's green for as far as they can see across the school's 75 acres. It has the benefits of being an easy commute to London and its airports, and just half an hour from the coast. There are five day houses; the junior students have their own...
There are six boarding houses, Cornwallis, Crowden and Rammell for boys; Blubery and Scott for girls; and the School Lodge 'entrance house' for around 30 new boys coming into Year 9. The houses each have their own distinctive style, and rooms vary enormously from dorm sleeping ten students to single rooms with shared bathrooms. There are traditiona...
Cranbrook typically has 60 places available at 11+ and the admissions process involves taking the Kent Test (the old 11+).In Year 9, which is 13+, there are 38 day places and 52 boarding places available, 34 for boys and 18 for girls. Around 90% of Sixth Formers here move up from Year 11, leaving just a small number of boarding places for Year 12 e...
Good for: Cranbrook is ideal for students seeking a forward-thinking, high-achieving, and selective UK state boarding school experience. With a history dating back to 1518, the school offers outstanding academic results and a diverse curriculum. Cranbrook prioritises individual development, providing a private education atmosphere at a more afforda...
Since September 2019, the school has five day houses and six boarding houses. Each house works in conjunction with the main school to provide pastoral care and academic support. Since 2024, Sellers has been converted into a through house from Year 7 to 13 and School Lodge has been closed.
Setting of this Top State Boarding School, with the river Crane running through it and 75 acres of lush Wealden countryside, complements boarding and teaching accommodation delightfully. There are six boarding Houses at Cranbrook: Cornwallis, Crowden and Rammell for boys, and Blubery and Scott for girls.
