Cranleigh Preparatory School A GSG School
- Cranleigh Preparatory School
Horseshoe Lane
Cranleigh
Surrey
GU6 8QH - Head: Neil Brooks
- T 01483 542051
- F 01483 277136
- E [email protected]
- W www.cranprep.org
- A mainstream independent school for pupils aged from 7 to 13 with a linked senior school
- Boarding: Yes
- Local authority: Surrey
- Pupils: 316
- Religion: Church of England/Christian
- Fees: Day £17,325 - £22,485; Boarding: £27,150 pa
- Open days: contact the school
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- ISI report: View the ISI report
- Linked schools: Cranleigh School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
A traditional prep school with an outdoorsy, sporty feel. The great outdoors is what defines Cranleigh: acres of grassy pitches, Astro, tennis courts and netball courts. Lovely play area for the youngest Cranleighans. The school even has its own little woods: the Copse. The buildings are a mix of Edwardian and...
What the school says...
Set in 40 acres of stunning Surrey countryside, just 50 minutes from London, Cranleigh Prep offers a uniquely warm and welcoming educational environment for children aged 7-13. Although a top, high-achieving independent school in its own right, pupils benefit from sharing an exceptional 7-18 programme with Cranleigh School (just across the road) for sports, music and computing. This is reflected in our many county and national achievements in sport and music in recent years. From academics and musicians to sports stars and artists, the experience of each individual is at the heart of everything the School does. Pupils have won over 200 scholarships over the last five years to some of the country's leading schools, including: Cranleigh, Brighton College, Charterhouse, Eton, KCS Wimbledon, Marlborough, RGS Guildford, Tonbridge, Wellington and Winchester. ...Read more
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Other features
All-through school (for example 3-18 years). - An all-through school covers junior and senior education. It may start at 3 or 4, or later, and continue through to 16 or 18. Some all-through schools set exams at 11 or 13 that pupils must pass to move on.
What The Good Schools Guide says
Headmaster
Since September 2018, Neil Brooks BA QTS. Read geography and PE at Warwick University. Unusually (to say the least) for a head, he spent his 20s as a ‘soldier’ - a British army officer serving in an airborne unit in Northern Ireland and Bosnia. Plunged into the world of education by becoming a housemaster, and then headmaster for eight years, at Cothill House. He and his wife then embarked on an Elysian project to reopen the recently shuttered Old Malthouse Prep in Dorset as a venue for science courses. Courses and boarding experiences were designed for inner-London children, in affiliation with the Natural History Museum and London’s Pimlico Academy. Most recently, had a spell at Fulham Prep where he was hired on the quixotic errand of launching a senior school. Spent two years on...
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Special Education Needs
The Learning Support Department at Cranleigh Prep School deals with pupils who have a learning difficulty which in some way hinders their ability to learn fully in the main classroom. The aim of the department is to provide a safe learning environment for pupils to achieve their potential. We provide specialist tuition for pupils with dyslexia, dyspraxia and dyscalculia. Support can be provided for pupils for whom English is a second language. We tailor our teaching to the pupil's specific learning difficulties. Every pupil has an individual educational plan or IEP made specifically to suit their needs. A multi-sensory approach to learning is taken with our students. The department offers specialist teacher assessments to identify pupils who may have a specific need. All teachers in the school are made aware of pupils receiving support and their needs. We can also recommend outside specialists such as educational psychologists, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists and opticians. All the teachers in the Learning Support Department are qualified special needs teachers. They all hold diplomas in SpLD. We also have a trained Phonographix tutor and Visualising & Verbalising tutor.
| Condition | Provision for in school |
|---|---|
| ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder | Y |
| Aspergers | Y |
| Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders | Y |
| CReSTeD registered for Dyslexia | |
| Dyscalculia | |
| Dysgraphia | |
| Dyslexia | |
| Dyspraxia | |
| English as an additional language (EAL) | |
| Genetic | |
| Has an entry in the Autism Services Directory | |
| Has SEN unit or class | |
| HI - Hearing Impairment | |
| Hospital School | |
| Mental health | |
| MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty | |
| MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment | |
| Natspec Specialist Colleges | |
| OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability | |
| Other SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| PD - Physical Disability | |
| PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty | |
| SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health | |
| SLCN - Speech, Language and Communication | |
| SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty | |
| Special facilities for Visually Impaired | |
| SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty | |
| VI - Visual Impairment |
Leavers' destinations
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranleigh School | 2023 | 58 | 41 | 11 Academic, 5 Music, 12 Sport, 6 Drama, 4 Art, 3 Design |
| Hurstpierpoint College | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 Art |
| Royal Grammar School (RGS) Guildford | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 Academic, 1 Music |
| Ardingly College | 2023 | 1 | ||
| St Bede's School | 2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 Sport |
Who came from where
| School | Year | Places | Scholarships | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham Preparatory School | 2023 | 1 |
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