School profile

Cranbourne

Secondary · Community school · Basingstoke, RG21 3NP

Good

Map showing Cranbourne

Schools
Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

GCSE 2025/26

#2,319 of 3,312

Worse than 69% of schools in England

Ranked by Attainment 8 score, state-funded mainstream schools.

Cranbourne Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 6 Jan 2026

Area360 rating
Good
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhaseSecondary
TypeCommunity school
Ages11 to 16
Pupils1,088 of 1,182 places
GenderMixed
Admissions policyNon-selective
Head teacherMiss Sarah Conlon
Local authorityHampshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 116432.

GCSE results

2025/26

GCSE and equivalent results at the end of year 11. Attainment 8 averages results across 8 subjects.

MeasureThis schoolHampshireEngland
Attainment 8 score42.145.846.2
Grade 4 or above in English and maths60.8%65%64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English and maths32.9%44.8%46.3%
Grade 7 or above in English and maths4.9%12%14.2%
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4, including English and maths55.2%60.4%60.2%
Pupils at the end of key stage 4143--

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 performance, Academic year 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils1,088
Girls528
Boys560
Eligible for free school meals27.4%
First language not English18.2%
SEN support164
EHC plan80
Average class size23.9

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
69.3%
Other White
7.7%
African
5.9%
Other Asian
3.7%
Indian
3.6%
Other mixed
2.7%
White and Black Caribbean
1.2%
White and Asian
1.1%
Other ethnic group
1%
White and Black African
0.9%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolHampshireEngland
Overall absence9.1%8.2%8%
Persistent absence23%20.9%21.6%
Severe absence5%4%3.6%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Year 7)224
Applications (Year 7)562
First preference applications (Year 7)237
First preference offers (Year 7)179
Applications from another local authority (Year 7)1

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places1,182
Pupils on roll992
Unfilled places16.1%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher16.6
Pupils per adult11.4
Teachers (FTE)65.37
Teaching assistants (FTE)16.41
Support staff (FTE)47.56
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2560.4
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2550
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/254
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/256.4

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate10.5%
Pupils with one or more suspensions4.8%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions2

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Destinations after GCSEs

2023/24

Where pupils went after year 11, sustained for at least two terms.

MeasureThis school
Sustained destination88.6%
Staying in education81.4%
Sixth form college54.3%
Further education27.1%
Not sustained8.6%
Employment5.7%
Apprenticeship1.4%
School sixth form0%

Source: DfE, Key stage 4 destination measures, Academic year 2024/25, published 15 Oct 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Cranbourne
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryKings Furlong Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.2 miPrimaryKings Furlong Infant School and NurseryAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.3 miPrimarySt John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Outstanding
0.5 mi16 plusQueen Mary's CollegeAcademy 16-19 converter
Unrated
0.6 miPrimaryFairfields Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimarySt Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Good
0.7 miPrimaryChalk Ridge Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miSecondaryThe Blue Coat School BasingstokeAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.9 miSecondaryBrighton Hill Community SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miSecondaryBishop Challoner Catholic Secondary SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Cranbourne

What is Cranbourne's Ofsted rating?

Cranbourne is rated Good, last inspected on 6 Jan 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Cranbourne rank in England?

Cranbourne ranks 2,319 of 3,312 schools in England for GCSE 2025/26 (worse than 69% of schools).

How many pupils attend Cranbourne?

Cranbourne has 1,088 pupils aged 11 to 16, with capacity for 1,182.

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.