Cranbrook School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 22 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 137739
- Address
- Waterloo Road, TN17 3JD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 908 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.9%
- Girls
- 44.1%
- First language not English
- 8.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 3.2%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 1.7%
White British 73.1%
Other White 6.4%
Mixed 6.3%
Chinese 6.2%
African 5%
Indian 1.2%
Other 0.7%
Irish 0.4%
Other Asian 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- LOWCOV
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 96%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 83%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 66
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 6.48
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 19 |
| Biology | GCSE | 153 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 152 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 152 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 55 |
| French | GCSE | 82 |
| Geography | GCSE | 76 |
Admissions
Cranbrook School
- Admission Policy
- Selective
- Total available places
- 90
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 47
- 3rd preference
- 47
- From another Local Authority
- 27
Offers
- 1st preference
- 87
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 25.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 92 37 55 |
| Year 8 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 9 | 134 76 58 |
| Year 10 | 153 91 62 |
| Year 11 | 149 83 66 |
| Year 12 | 152 86 66 |
| Year 13 | 166 98 68 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 99.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 4.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 90.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 5.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 0.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 85.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 46.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 43.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |
Nearby schools
- Benenden Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Benenden SchoolNo rating (independent)
- Colliers Green Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Cranbrook Church of England Primary SchoolGood
- Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
- Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary SchoolRequires improvement
- The Dulwich School CranbrookNo rating (independent)