Admissions
It is the role of Mrs Louise Wingrove to ensure that your child's entry into the school is as smooth and seamless as possible - from your initial visit enquiry to the first months of learning at Cransley. She and our team will ensure that you and your family welcomed and supported by the School.
“It was lovely to meet you yesterday. We rarely have the opportunity to meet the individuals we email! Cransley has a similar feel to our primary school: a family, the warmth and familiarity between the children and their teachers is a huge pull for us.
She is is looking forward to spending the afternoon with you and the activities sound fantastic!
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Why not start with a cup of coffee and piece of cake with the Headteacher? He doesn’t need persuading…
You can call Mrs Wingrove on 01606 891747 or email her on admissions@cransleyschool.org.uk. You can even WhatsApp the school on 07432757884 or scan the QR code.
Junior School Admissions (REception)
If your child has yet to start school, please visit our Early Years page first and consider registering for our Bright Beginnings Experience Days - a series of brilliant experience days at Cransley for you and your child.
Senior school (Year 7) Entry
Our places for Year 7 and the Senior School in September 2026 have now been filled. Please call Mrs Wingrove to reserve a place on our waiting list.
“I just wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone at Cransley for helping our son to settle in this week. He is a different child, so happy and chatty about his day, not withdrawn and even nervous.
My husband and I have never seen him enthusiastic about English or PE and this week he has been so keen to show us the story he is writing in English and has said how much he is enjoying PE!
He is also so positive about the fabulous catering team and is loving school dinners. In his words ‘the food is really yummy!’
This is a massive credit to your teachers and your lovely caring school. I can’t thank you all enough. I just hope he continues in this manner as the start has been amazing! Thank you to everyone involved in making his Cransley introduction so positive. I am truly very grateful.”
General School Admissions
We will want to get to know you and your child, and decide on whether we can meet their educational needs in our learning environment. We will ask for school reports, any relevant non-school reports and other information.
We will then invite your child to spend two consecutive familiarisation and assessment days in School. During these days, your child’s positive conduct and social skills - those of kindness, consideration and compassion - will be assessed formatively in a classroom setting to ensure that they can take full advantage of the opportunities available at Cransley.
Online 'challenge' assessments in English and Maths will help us make an informed decision as to whether we can meet the academic needs of a prospective pupil, and these will always be shared with parents. We require pupils to meet the age-related expectations for the relevant academic year group for successful admission. Parents are encouraged to read the section below on selection of pupils.
Limited bursaries are available to new applicants. Please contact finance@cransleyschool.org.uk for further information.
Selection
It is important that places are offered only to those prospective pupils who demonstrate that they will be able to take full advantage of a Cransley School education.
We are not a specialist SEN school, and indeed we are not able to meet the needs of every child.
Although we do not solely rely on their academic performance in entrance assessments, it is important that we can meet the needs of all pupils. We must also feel reasonably sure that we are able to educate and develop the prospective pupil to the best of his or her potential and in line with general academic and behavioural standards achieved by the pupils’ peers, so that there is every chance that the pupil will have a happy, fulfilling and successful school career. These aims must continue to be met throughout the pupil’s time at the school.
It is necessary, therefore, that a pupil is meeting their academic age-related expectation at their current setting.
The decision will then be made by the School on the basis of their character, their behaviour, motivation, community contribution, their work ethic and with due consideration to all other information made available to the School in the application process.
Parents of pupils with special educational needs are welcome to enquire, but please be aware that, quite simply, no school can meet every child’s needs.
We have a duty to protect the excellent working atmosphere and opportunity for our existing pupils and parents, and will be keen to ensure this is maintained with excellent pupil behaviour amongst our current and prospective pupils.
It is of great importance that a parent informs the school on the application form should a prospective pupil require any special arrangements for any entrance assessment or if there any any special educational needs information and assessment. Failure to disclose and discuss all of this information could compromise the offer of a place at Cransley.
Cransley School will only accept pupils who reside with a parent (or parents), or legal guardian.
All places offered are at the Headteacher’s discretion, following discussion with the admission panel, as described in the Admission Policy. We are committed to ensuring that admission decisions will be made by a process that is free from any discrimination on the grounds of disability; race; ethnic or national origin; gender; religion or belief.