Cranbrook School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Cranbrook, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Lowest score offered (National Offer Day) · priority area | 349 |
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent County Council, Kent grammar schools (Dane Court Grammar School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Cranbrook School is a secondary school in Cranbrook, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Cranbrook School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 drew 143 first-choice applications for 88 offers; 86 offers went to first-choice families, and 57 first-choice families (40%) were not offered a place.
- For Year 7 2026, the lowest Kent Test score offered a place was 349 for children in the priority area, above the total pass mark of 332.
- 86% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25 (England 45%), 3rd highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was B (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was well above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Waterloo Road, Cranbrook, TN17 3JD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 958 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 6 May 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are incredibly proud of their vibrant school.”
- “Leaders have created a warm and welcoming environment, where pupils feel safe and are happy.”
- “Pupils truly feel like they belong in this cohesive community.”
To improve
- “However, some variability remains in how precisely teachers check what pupils have understood before moving on to new learning.”
- “This means that some pupils do not achieve as well as they could.”
- “At times, they do not always check how well leaders are achieving their improvement priorities with enough precision.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 July 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 86% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 66.9 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 143 first-preference applications, 88 offers in total, 86 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre 6.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Leigh Academy Mascalls 8.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Cornwallis Academy 9.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- New Line Learning Academy 10.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Skinners' Kent Academy 11.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Maidstone Grammar School 11.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Oakwood Park Grammar School 12.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Augustine Academy 12.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published