Cranbrook School
Waterloo Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD
958 pupils · 100% of 954 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Selective
- Trust
- CRANBROOK SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.7%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 6 May 2026, published 6 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 66.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 86.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 94.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 87.6% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.63 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 88 | 143 | 281 | 88 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 89 | 140 | 272 | 89 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 90 | 133 | 258 | 90 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 90 | 147 | 268 | 90 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 59 | 118 | 211 | 59 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 57 | 157 | 326 | 57 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 94 | 229 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 92 | 216 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre 11.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Leigh Academy Mascalls 13.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Robertsbridge Community College 13.4 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Uplands Academy 14.5 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Cornwallis Academy 15 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- New Line Learning Academy 17 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.