Cranbrook School

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Christian
Address Waterloo Road
Cranbrook
Kent
TN17 3JD
Phone 01580711800
Reference Number 137739

General Makeup

Number of pupils 908
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.95%
Girls: 44.05%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 3.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 37 55 92
8 35 25 60
9 76 58 134
10 91 62 153
11 83 66 149
12 88 66 154
13 98 68 166

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 73.1%
White, Other 6.4%
Chinese 6.2%
African 5%
Mixed, Other 4%
Indian 1.2%
White & Black (African) 1.1%
White & Asian 0.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.4%
Irish 0.4%
Asian, Other 0.4%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-05-19
Date Description Report
2022-03-22 School inspection: School inspection:
2015-04-28 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-02-14 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Cranbrook School
2011-07-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-03-17 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-07-06 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-11-22 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-03-17 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
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GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 94% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 99.3% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 37.06 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 36.62 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 21.4% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 47 2
Third Preference 47 1
From another Local Authority 27 2

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Cranbrook Church of England Primary School
Carriers Road, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3JZ
0.26 miles
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Common Road, Sissinghurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2BH
1.27 miles
Colliers Green Church of England Primary School
Colliers Green, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2LR
2.03 miles
Benenden Church of England Primary School
Rolvenden Road, Cranbrook, TN17 4EH
2.81 miles
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School
Beaman Close, Cranbrook Road, Goudhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 1DZ
3.28 miles
St Ronan's School
Water Lane, Cranbrook, TN18 5DJ
3.31 miles
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School
Fowlers Park, Rye Road, Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Kent, TN18 4JJ
3.58 miles
Marlborough House School
Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, TN18 4PY
3.72 miles
Frittenden Church of England Primary School
Frittenden Primary School, Frittenden, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 2DD
3.72 miles
Staplehurst School
Gybbon Rise, Staplehurst, Tonbridge, Kent, TN12 0LZ
4.52 miles
John Mayne Church of England Primary School
High Street, Biddenden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8AL
4.65 miles
Name Distance
Belle Vue School
Jockey Lane, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3JN
0.13 miles
The Dulwich School Cranbrook
Coursehorn, CRANBROOK, TN17 3NP
0.91 miles
Benenden School
Cranbrook Road, Cranbrook, TN17 4AA
2.08 miles
Bethany School
Goudhurst, Cranbrook, TN17 1LB
3.58 miles
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