Cranleigh School

Cranleigh School
Address
Map
Horseshoe Lane

Cranleigh
,
Surrey
,
GU6 8QQ

England
Coordinates51°09′00″N 0°29′38″W / 51.150°N 0.494°W / 51.150; -0.494
Information
TypePublic 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 URN125323 Tables
Chairman of the GovernorsA. J. Lajtha, MA, FCIB
HeadSamantha Price (started in 2024)
Previous HeadmasterGuy Waller (1997–2014)
GenderMixed
Age13 to 18
Enrolment620 pupils
Houses8
Colour(s)Yellow, Navy, and White      
Former pupilsOld Cranleighans
Websitewww.cranleigh.org

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

History

School grounds
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

See also: Category:People educated at Cranleigh School

Notable masters

Old Cranleighans

See also: Category:People educated at Cranleigh School

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]

References

  1. ^ Cranleigh School | Cranleigh | LEA:Surrey | Surrey Archived 15 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine. The Good Schools Guide. Retrieved on 14 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Branson puts weight behind sports centre". Surrey Live. 3 June 2013 [21 June 2002]. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. ^ Morris, Jennifer (16 December 2013). "'Best of British education' taken to Cranleigh Abu Dhabi school". Surrey Live. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Tony Anholt". The Telegraph. 30 July 2002. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Love Island's Olivia Attwood Is Basically Just As Posh As Camilla Thurlow". MTV. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  6. ^ 'BARNS, Thomas Alexander', in Who Was Who 1929–1940 (London: A. & C. Black, 1967 reprint, ISBN 0-7136-0171-X )
  7. ^ "The Hon Mr Justice Blake". Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
  8. ^ 1865.cranleigh.org "Frank Cadogan Cowper". Cranleigh School 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  9. ^ Rooum, Donald; Segar, Rufus (30 April 2001). "Tony Gibson". the Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Alumni - Sixth Cranleigh". Cranleigh. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Ollie Pope: How the Vatican, snakes and laundry made England's new batsman". Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Major General M F Reynolds CB". queensroyalsurreys.org.uk. Archived from the original on 23 April 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  13. ^ "SPORTS TO THE TIMES; Mad Dog Is A Preppie!". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2024. He spent one spring at the Cranleigh School just south of London.
  14. ^ "Red 2 – Flight Lieutenant Zane Sennett". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on 18 April 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2009. Zane lived in Hong Kong for 20 years but went to boarding school in the UK at Cranleigh School, near Guildford in Surrey. A member of the school's Combined Cadet Force, his passion for flying from all his overseas travel plus visits to airshows encouraged Zane to think about a career with the Royal Air Force.
  15. ^ "Sam Smith". Rugby Football Union. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  16. ^ "WEBB-JONES, James William (1904–1965)". Who's Who, Oxford Index. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Greg Slade Hails 'Incredible' First Wimbledon". OC Society. Archived from the original on 30 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  18. ^ Swift, Peter (2006). Maunsell 4-4-0 Schools Class. Locomotives in detail. Vol. 6. Hersham: Ian Allan. pp. 81, 93. ISBN 0-71103-178-9.
  19. ^ "Schools Class Engine No. 936 – Cranleigh An engine named after the village's famous Public School". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2009. Cranleigh was the 36th Schools Class engine, out of a total of 39 that were built at Eastleigh Locomotive Works. It went into service in June 1935 and was withdrawn in December 1962, 2½ years before its home village's station closed, this was a sad event

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