Cranbrook School
Academy converter in Cranbrook, Kent.
School details
| Phase | Secondary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy converter |
| Age range | 11 to 18 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Christian |
| Admissions policy | Selective |
| Sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 958 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 954 |
| Free school meals | 4.70% |
| Trust or sponsor | CRANBROOK SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST |
| Local authority | Kent |
| Address | Waterloo Road, Cranbrook, Kent, TN17 3JD |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | http://www.cranbrookschool.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01580711800 |
| URN | 137739 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 6 May 2026, published 6 July 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 22 March 2022, published 18 May 2022:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
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Nearby schools
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre (secondary school, about 11.1 km)
- Leigh Academy Mascalls (secondary school, about 13.2 km)
- Robertsbridge Community College (secondary school, about 13.4 km)
- Uplands Academy (secondary school, about 14.5 km)
- Cornwallis Academy (secondary school, about 15.0 km)
- New Line Learning Academy (secondary school, about 17.0 km)
- Skinners' Kent Academy (secondary school, about 17.9 km)
- Maidstone Grammar School (secondary school, about 18.7 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.