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Cranleigh School A GSG School

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Cranleigh is famed for its sport, with countless national titles to its name, but it’s impressively inclusive as well, with teams... Big emphasis on kindness and tolerance throughout but like the rest of society after the pandemic, the school is seeing ‘greater levels of anxiety’. ‘The teenage years are sometimes difficult and we need to give them the tools to get through it,’ says the school. Parents say boarding staff ‘go above and beyond’. ‘They are very kind and caring, so good at helping and supporting them,’ said...

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What the school says...

Cranleigh is a leading co-educational weekly boarding and day school set in a stunning rural location in more than 280 acres on the edge of the Surrey Hills.

Cranleigh’s beautiful campus is exceptionally well equipped, with outstanding classroom, studio, performance and sports facilities, including three theatres, twelve rehearsal and performance spaces, competition pitches, equestrian centre, sports centre, gym, golf course, outdoor education centre and swimming pool.

There are strong links between the School and nearby Cranleigh Preparatory School and pupils also join from a wide variety of other prep schools across London and the home counties, creating a lively, House-based community of young people who are drawn together by their inherent love of life and getting involved in everything Cranleigh has to offer. ...Read more

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Curricula

Cambridge Pre-U - an alternative to A levels, with all exams at the end of the two-year course.

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.

Sports

Equestrian centre or equestrian team - school has own equestrian centre or an equestrian team.

What The Good Schools Guide says

Head

Since September 2024, Samantha Price, previously headmistress of Benenden and before that, head at Godolphin School in Salisbury. Studied history of art at Edinburgh before working in development at the Tate in London. When she spotted a trainee teacher ad she switched to education, teaching at Reading Blue Coat School, King’s Canterbury and Hereford Cathedral School. Married to army chaplain Iori, with two children, she enjoys running, hiking and spending time with her family and dogs.

Entrance

Around 140 join at 13+ – 45 per cent from Cranleigh Prep across the road and 55 per cent from feeder schools in and around the home counties, London and overseas. In recent years pupils have come from preps like Feltonfleet, Brambletye, Highfield, Aldro, Edgeborough, Cumnor House, Windlesham, Shrewsbury House, Westbourne House, Danes Hill, Parkside, Broomwood, Thomas’s and Dulwich...

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Special Education Needs

Learning support is available on an individual basis for any pupil requiring it, including those with mild specific learning difficulties. There is a specially designated centrally located room where pupils have access to a networked computer. Tuition may be given in all aspects of literacy, numeracy, EFL, study skills and personal organisation. Weekly lessons are provided (typically a thirty-five minute session) depending on individual requirements. Sessions usually take place outside normal lesson times unless a pupil has study periods. These lessons are charged as an extra to parents at the pro rata hourly rate which is set annually by the Governors. Assessment of any pupil with a suspected learning difficulty can be undertaken using standardised tests and dyslexia screening software with referral to an Educational Psychologist if necessary. Cranleigh has a long standing working relationship with The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre, Farnham.

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