- Age range
- 5–19
- Co-ed status
- Mixed
- Number of students
- 961
- Day / boarding
- Day & boarding
- Religious affiliation
- Church of England
- Average fees
- Day £32,130 · Boarding £48,615 (annual, inc. VAT)
- Has a nursery
- No
How the school describes itself
- Cranleigh is seamless, ambitious and broad in spirit across both prep and senior sites. The school is confident, expansive and quietly assured.
Fee profile
Annual fees including VAT. 2025-26.
Year 1£16,500
Year 2£16,500
Year 3£19,500
Year 4£22,260
Year 5£24,465
Year 6£26,685
Year 7£28,890
Year 8£28,890
Year 9£46,800
Year 10£46,800
Year 11£46,800
Year 12£46,800
Year 13£46,800
Year 6£32,220
Year 7£34,875
Year 8£34,875
Year 9£57,390
Year 10£57,390
Year 11£57,390
Year 12£57,390
Year 13£57,390
A-level results
% A*–A53%
% A*–B83%
Different A-level subjects24
Results shown for 2025.
Popular subjects
By percentage of all A-level exams taken.
Finance + Business12%
Mathematics12%
English11%
Economics10%
Geography9%
Psychology6%
Chemistry5%
Art5%
Physics5%
Sports4%
Languages4%
History3%
Politics3%
Religious Studies2%
Biology2%
Classics2%
Drama2%
Design and Technology2%
Music1%
Parents like
- A compelling choice for families who want a large, confident Surrey boarding school with visible momentum from prep through sixth form.
Admissions
The admissions process at Cranleigh School is highly organised, multi-entry and clearly designed around long-term fit from prep through senior. Cranleigh presents admissions as one seamless journey from prep to senior, but the overall feel remains selective and substantial rather than casual.
Scholarships
Scholarships and bursaries are embedded in Cranleigh's public admissions story rather than bolted on. At a school of this scale and standing, that matters.
Bursaries
Cranleigh publishes bursaries and says parents or guardians requesting assistance must undergo means testing after an offer of a place has been made. The school also says it offers a variety of bursaries, including Foundationer places for young people who would benefit from its environment.
- Families should confirm the relevant Year 7, Year 9 or Year 12 route directly with admissions.
- The official sources confirm bursary availability and means testing, but no standard remission range is published.
- Families discuss bursary assistance with admissions, complete the school's financial forms and receive an initial indication after means testing.
Inspection snapshot
Cranleigh sits in the category where public reputation, published material and school messaging broadly reinforce one another. The key judgement for parents is not whether the school has heft, but whether its scale, culture and social shape suit the child.
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