Cranleigh School

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Cranleigh School
Cranleigh School crest.svg
Address
Cranleigh School
Horseshoe Lane

Cranleigh
,
Surrey
,
GU6 8QQ

England
Coordinates 51°09′00″N0°29′38″W / 51.150°N 0.494°W / 51.150; -0.494
Information
Type Public School
Private boarding and day school
MottoEx Cultu Robur
(Latin for From Culture comes Strength)
Religious affiliation(s) Church of England
Established1865
Department for Education URN 125323 Tables
Chairman of the GovernorsA. J. Lajtha, MA, FCIB
HeadSamantha Price (started in 2024)
Previous HeadmasterGuy Waller (1997–2014)
Gender Mixed
Age13to 18
Enrolment620 pupils
Houses8
Colour(s)Yellow, Navy, and White    
Former pupils Old Cranleighans
Website www.cranleigh.org

Cranleigh School is a public school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey.

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History

School grounds Cranleigh School.jpg
School grounds
Cricket Pavilion Cranleigh School Cricket Pavilion.jpg
Cricket Pavilion

It was opened on 29 September 1865 as a boys' school 'to provide a sound and plain education, on the principles of the Church of England, and on the public school system, for the sons of farmers and others engaged in commercial pursuits'. It grew rapidly and by the 1880s had more than 300 pupils although it declined over the next 30 years and in 1910 numbers dropped to 150.

Cranleigh started to admit girls in the early 1970s and became fully co-educational in 1999. The current headmistress is Samantha Price with former East Housemaster, Simon Bird, as the deputy head.

In 2009 the Good Schools Guide described the school as 'An all-rounder’s paradise, yes, but the academic offering can stand up to almost any school in the land' [1]

The school's academic block, the van Hasselt Centre was opened by Kate Adie, the Trevor Abbott Sports Centre was opened by Sir Richard Branson and the West House was opened by Baroness Greenfield. [2] Recent building projects have included two academic blocks, two girls' boarding houses, refurbishment of the art studios, and a remodelled entrance.

Cranleigh School also has a sister school based in Abu Dhabi which opened in September 2014 and three schools in China. [3]

Notable former pupils

Notable masters

Old Cranleighans

Former pupils of the school may join the Old Cranleighan Society. About 6,500 past pupils are currently members. The Old Cranleighan Sports Club in Thames Ditton in Surrey is owned by the Society.

Southern Railway Schools Class

The thirty seventh steam locomotive (Engine 936) in the Southern Railway's Class V, built in 1934 was named "Cranleigh" after the school. [18] This class of locomotive was known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the class were named after English public schools. [19]

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