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Cranbrook School, Cranbrook

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Cranbrook School details

Address:
Cranbrook School
Waterloo Road, Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3JD
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Exam data
Authority:
Kent
Type:
Voluntary aided
Admissions:
Selective
Gender of entry:
Mixed
Age range:
13-18
Number of students:
753
Gender of sixth form:
Mixed
Last inspection:
March 2003. Read the full inspection report.
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Investor in People Status Sportsmark Gold Training School Status 2004Specialism: Sports Specialism: Science

General information

Background: Founded in 1518 by John Blubery, the school has occupied the same site in the Wealden town of Cranbrook for nearly 500 years. Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter in 1574. It offers six boarding houses in 70 acres of grounds, and facilities which include a 400-seat theatre, suite of music practice rooms, and a recently-built sports centre with Astroturf playing surface. Purpose-built preforming arts centre and new sixth-form centre opened in 2004; state-of-the-art telescope in 2005. Students study four or five AS/A2 subjects. Sport includes lacrosse, basketball, hockey, cricket, rugby, tennis, netball and athletics. Identified as an 'outstanding' school in the 1997 Ofsted annual report. Annual Lenten Appeal raises funds for school's Tanzania project and other charitable organisations. Specialist science college status. Over-subscribed, with two applications per place. Sportsmark Gold; Investor in People status; training school status (2004). Ethos: 'The school aims to help pupils to develop personal, spiritual and moral values, an understanding of religions and beliefs, a tolerance of others and their ways of life and to be caring members of their community.' .

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