Cranleigh School
Cranleigh School is an independent day and boarding school for boys and girls aged 7 to 18 in Surrey. Cranleigh was founded in 1865 on a site of 280 acres of beautiful Surrey countryside. The school's aim is to provide 'a breathtaking range of opportunities in a school small enough for everyone to know and support each other. Pupils lead busy lives now, exceeding academic and sporting expectations, while preparing for life beyond our beautiful rural location.'
- Cranleigh School is a coed prep and senior school, offering both day and boarding places.
- The school welcomes approximately 1000 pupils with boys and girls aged from 7 to 18 years.
- Cranleigh School is located at Cranleigh in Surrey.
Cranleigh has 'a unique culture, one that focuses on every single pupil and which has enabled young people to grow and succeed for 159 years. It's a rich educational heritage for a school that is also agile and forward-looking, with a growing number of international schools and a constant innovation to ensure that the education we offer our pupils is as relevant as possible for the global world that they will go into. Cranleigh has been a fully co-educational boarding school for 25 years, enabling young people to live and learn together across every sphere of school life. It's a balance that celebrates difference and fosters deeper understanding between individuals.'
Head Mrs Samantha Price says: "Our culture enables every pupil to thrive academically, pastorally, across co-curricular activity and as a person, providing the confidence to help them discover their meaning in the world and of course to discover their voice. This is an exciting time for Cranleigh and I greatly look forward to welcoming you and your children to visit the School soon and speaking to you in person about all that this wonderful community has to offer."
Cranleigh is currently enjoying the most successful results in its 156-year history, both academically and across an impressive range of sports, arts and cultural activities. Such broad success is even more remarkable in view of the School's size.
Boarding at Cranleigh is buoyant with investment in new facilities, such as art studios, a transformed drama and performance space and a state-of-the-art humanities academic block continues. The four girls' houses and four boys' houses are paired, enabling girls and boys to socialise and compete in House challenges and competitions together, further affirming Cranleigh's status as Surrey's most mature co-educational boarding school. It's been fully co-ed for almost 25 years and such experience shows in its successful approach to pastoral care.
Cranleigh's motto, 'Ex Cultu Robur' (from culture come strength) has been in use since the school was built in 1865. A powerful reminder that education is about so much more than academics. Cranleigh's academic directors are clear that learning should also go beyond the curriculum and so Cranleigh Thinking, its philosophy of learning, is all about teaching beyond the test. The School puts thinking at the heart of its approach to deeper learning because the School believes that it is the ability to think well that will best ensure young people are ready to face the challenges of an unpredictable future.
Head, Governance and Inspections
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Head
Samantha Price became the Head of Cranleigh School in September 2024. She was Headmistress of Benenden School.
Governance
Inspections
Senior Open Day
