Congratulations to the following ten girls and five boys who have been selected for the Tier 1 competition stage of…
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Regional Hockey Success
| Hockey
School News News
Open Golf Trip
| Golf
For the 26th year running the Cranleigh School golf team were employed by the R&A, the custodians of golf, to…
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Tildy’s Mountain Challenge
| Charity
This August a brave troop of 17 climbed the highest peak in North Africa. Having been told the trip would…
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Eight OCs Playing Professional Rugby this Season
| Rugby
Eight OCs are playing professional rugby this season. Five players will be involved in Premiership rugby this year: Henry Taylor…
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OC Meaker Awarded County Cap
| Cricket
On Wednesday 4th September, during the first day of Surrey versus Nottinghamshire, OC Stuart Meaker had a pleasant surprise during…
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India 2012
A party of twelve Cranleighans accompanied by SAHY and two other leaders from Outlook Expeditions have just spent a most…
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Excellent GCSE results
| Academic
Thursday’s publication of GCSE (and IGCSE) results brought much satisfaction and joy for pupils and staff. Well over one quarter…
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CCF Summer Camp
| CCF
CCF Camp 2012 was held at Penally Camp in West Wales near Tenby. The cadets took part in a number…
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Best A-Level Results Ever
| Academic
The top year of pupils at Cranleigh achieved the best ever set of A-level grades in the history of the…
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Regional Netball Screening
| Netball
Poppy Bathurst has been selected to attend the U19 Regional Netball screening. This is a fantastic achievement as, after a…
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Cranleighans Seek Further Inspiration Beyond Cranleigh
This July’s Zambia Trip will see a group of twenty Cranleighans journey to our Partner School Kawama Primary School located…
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IVth Form Trip to the Sommes and Ypres
| Academic
During the penultimate weekend of the Summer term 48 IVth Form pupils and five teachers visited the First World War…
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Olympic Teacher Stars at 2012
| Hockey
Cranleigh is extremely proud of Teacher Dan Fox, who has been selected to represent the Great Britain Hockey team at…
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Tildy’s Canoe Charity Challenge
| Charity
On Thursday 5th July, 16 girls along with PVP, SMP and six DW helpers set out to canoe the 18…
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West House Music Evening
On the last Monday of term, despite being short of the UVIth and UVth, the girls of West congregated in…
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The Welsh 3000s 2012
It’s around 3.30am, zero hour. Nine, maybe slightly crazy, men are standing in the rain, eight of them about to…
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UVth Canoe Expedition
After four training sessions in the pool and four on the river most of us were feeling ready, although some…
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Speech Day 2012
| Academic
The Guest of Honour for 2012 was Sir Paul Coleridge, OC, who has recently been featured in the press after…
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Mr Block Completes Epic Journey
On Wednesday, after 19 countries, 15,000km, and nearly £100,000 raised, Mr Stuart Block returned to Cranleigh on his tandem bicycle.…
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Silver Duke of Edinburgh Qualifying Expedition
The New Forest: 2nd-4th July The Assessed Expedition at Silver level of the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is supposed…
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Chamber Music Concert
| Music
Independence Day at Cranleigh saw a celebration of just the opposite: collaboration in music-making of high quality, in the Merriman…
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Gold Duke of Edinburgh Qualifying Expedition
The Qualifying expedition for the Gold Duke of Edingburgh is one of the toughest trips we do at Cranleigh; four…
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LVIth Economists Race to London
| Academic
On Monday July 25th, 25 LVIth formers embarked from Cranleigh School on the annual Economics trip. The key focus of…
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LVIth Visit the College of Law and City Law Firm
| Academic
Thirteen members of the LVIth – potential law students – attended an excellent Careers Experience Day in London on Tuesday…
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Loveday House Music Evening
Many of the finer musicians in Loveday performed to a warm and enthusiastic audience in the acoustically friendly Emms Centre…
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Record Breaking End to the Athletics Season
After the final athletics meet of the term, away at Epsom on Saturday June 23rd, the season was successfully rounded…
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Inspired by Tildy: ‘Bravery and Dignity’
| Charity
Having finished their GCSE exams, eight members of the UVth from both South and West swapped pens for running shoes…
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Foundation Tennis Tournament
A foggy start gave way to a beautiful warm and sunny day, and the 70 ladies who played in this…
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Music Scholars Concert
| Concert
The first concert of the new academic year was a true spring awakening, showing that the talented music scholars at…
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Orienteering Course Opens
Thanks to the technical genius of Major Hugh Drummond (CPS grandparent) and financial support from the Army, Cranleigh now has…
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Riders Continue Their Fine Form
| Riding
Last weekend was a busy one for the Cranleigh riders with National Qualifying competitions on both Saturday and Sunday. Four…
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Surrey Athletics Success
Congratulations to the following athletes for their performance at the Surrey Schools Athletics, representing Waverley: Georgia Hart, 2nd in 200m…
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Lower Fifth Theatre in Education Performance
| Drama
On Thursday June 14th the 35 Drama GCSE Students in the LVth crossed the road to the Prep School in…
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Cranleigh Classics Abroad
| Academic
Cranleigh Classics took its place among illustrious company over the June Bank holiday, at an international conference on Greece and…
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Regional Hockey Selections
| Hockey
Thirteen Cranleigh pupils have recently been selected to attend training sessions at one of the junior regional performance centres (JRPCs)…
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Long Leave Cricket Round-Up
| Cricket
The 1st XI has achieved five consecutive victories in 50 over cricket: after two early matches against Christ’s College (from…
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Beasts and Beauties
| Drama
Squeezed in the midst of exams, the Junior Play is annually charged with lifting everyone’s spirits and Nikki Lockwood’s exceptional…
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New School Record Set
On Saturday May 26th, Cranleigh hosted its annual Athletics meet at the K2 in Crawley. KK (Kuzivakwashe) Ndewere (UVth Loveday)…
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Cranleighans Gear Up to Carry the Olympic Flame
| OC
As the Olympic Torch Relay begins, three different Cranleighans will be involved with the Olympic flame on its journey through…
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6th Form Duo Shine in Chemistry Olympiad
| Academic
James Thompson (UVI, Cubitt) and Henry Lamont (UVI, East) recently took part in the International Chemistry Olympiad 2012. This was…
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Girls’ Golf Invitation Competition
| Golf
On Friday 18th May, Cranleigh hosted its third annual invitation girls’ golf competition on the School course. A record number…
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Helen Wareham Encore Concert
Cranleigh Music showcased the best of its musicians on Friday 18th May with the Encore Concert where the audience was…
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Olympian Trains with Cranleigh Swimmers
On Thursday May 17th the School swimming team had a surprise visit from Olympic-team swimmer Marco Loughran. As a former…
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Prep Schools’ Choral Masterclass for Gifted & Talented Singers
On Tuesday 15th May Cranleigh Music held its first ever Choral Masterclass. Invitations were sent to Preparatory Schools to bring…
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Further Success for Cranleighan Athlete
Maddy Austin is currently 4th in the country in her age group for the 800m and we are hopeful that…
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Student Playwriting Competition
| Drama
On Friday 11th May 2012 the Vivian Cox Theatre became the site of Will Stocks’ (LVI, North) playwriting debut. The…
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School Records broken at Waverleys
Congratulations to Maddy Austin who broke the school record for the Senior Girls 800m with a time of 2.19.3 mins,…
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1st XI Cricketers Record Emphatic Victory
| Cricket
Cranleigh’s 1st XI enjoyed an emphatic 10 wicket victory over Tonbridge School on Saturday 12th May. After winning the toss…
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House Athletics
The House Athletics went ahead despite the wet conditions, but with one or two of the events having to be…
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‘The Wild Within’ – Simon Yates
On May 3rd, sixteen VI Form students attended a lecture at The Lights Theatre, Andover, to hear the inspirational speaker…
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David Lloyd Visits Cranleigh Cricketers
| Cricket
The dank weather in these early weeks of the Summer Term has made for a frustrating time for Cranleigh School’s…
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The Two Henrys Finish the Rugby Season off with a Bang
| Rugby
The School rugby season finished in spectacular fashion with both Henry Lamont and Henry Taylor (both UVI) playing at the…
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Summer Concert
After the wettest April for 100 years and the coldest for over 20, it seemed optimistic to have a spring…
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Helen Wareham Competition Final
Sad news reached the School a few days before the competition that Mr Cyril Dashwood, benefactor of the Dashwood Piano…
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Riders Gain Further National Qualifications
| Riding
Cranleigh riders braved the wind and rain on Sunday to compete in the first Arena Eventing National Qualifier of the…
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National Youth Theatre and International Student Drama Festival successes for Cranleighans
| Drama
Each year a number of Cranleigh students audition for a place with the prestigious National Youth Theatre (NYT). All auditionees…
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Cranleigh Voices sing Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral
It is testament to the high level of vocal skills of Cranleigh Voices, the School’s premier vocal ensemble, that not…
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House Charity Day
| Charity
In decidedly iffy weather conditions, large numbers of parents, pupils and staff from Cubitt, East and South turned out in…
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Gold Duke of Edinburgh: Morocco Team prepares in Snowdonia
Training for the summer Duke of Edinburgh Gold Expedition to Morocco took place in Snowdonia, north Wales, from April 15th…
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Surrey Dressage and Show Jumping Championships
| Riding
Cranleigh riders have hit the road to the National Championships at top speed following a successful day at the Surrey…
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Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition
With record numbers doing the Bronze DofE Award, organising 84 LVth for their practice expedition proved more complicated than usual.…
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‘After Cranleigh’
| Careers
Many spend their gap year earning money to then travel, gaining a huge amount from the experience. Others find that…
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Dennis Silk Lecture
| Academic
The Sixth Form English students were lucky enough to hear a remarkably interesting speech made by Dennis Silk on ‘Siegfried…
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Gold Duke of Edinburgh Practice in The Black Mountains
Due to the fact that nearly one third of the year group has signed up for Gold this year we…
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Cricket: pre-Season Round-up
| Cricket
Cranleigh School’s summer of cricket got underway on Monday 16th April with two matches against Christ‘s College from Christchurch, New…
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Junior Hockey Tour to Holland
| Hockey
On the penultimate day of the Lent Term, a party of 31 LVth pupils departed for Holland for a four-day…
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CCF Easter Camp
| CCF
Something was wrong: very wrong. It wasn’t raining as we loaded the minibuses after assembly at the end of term…
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Cranleigh’s Child Sponsorship Programme
The child sponsorship programme for the education of children at Kawama School in Zambia, a partner school of Cranleigh, has…
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The Infant
| Drama
The eponymous infant looms large in the Cherry Tree’s latest production, though the child never makes it on-stage. Instead, Cranleigh…
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Holland Tour Departs
| Hockey
A group of 31 LVth pupils (16 boys and 15 girls) left today for a four-day hockey trip to Holland…
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U15 Netballers are County Finalists
| Netball
On Sunday 11th March Cranleigh School’s under-15 squad played in the Surrey Finals, after qualifying in the preliminary rounds which…
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Silver Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition
Thanks to all the LVIth Gold helpers and the staff who gave up their time over the last three days…
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House Debating
| Academic
Friday March 16th saw the culmination of our annual inter-house debating competition, with a close final between old debating rivals…
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New Zealand: A Land of Risk and Opportunity
| Academic
On Thursday 15th March, the Geography Department held its first lecture followed by a formal dinner. Acting Headmaster Mr Andrew…
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Cranleigh Hosts Young Enterprise Final
| Academic
For the second year running Cranleigh hosted the Surrey West Area Final of National Young Enterprise on the afternoon and…
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Dashwood Piano Performance
Mr Cyril Dashwood, the benefactor of these piano competition prizes (now under the banner of the Helen Wareham Competition), has…
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Rugby Sevens Success
| Rugby
The U18 1st VII rugby team secured a famous victory to retain the Hampton Sevens trophy on Wednesday 14th March.…
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Adventures in Numberland
| Academic
On the evening of Tuesday 13th March a group of VIth form scholars and aspiring mathematicians listened to Alex Bellos,…
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Investors of the Future?
| Academic
The IFS Student Investor Challenge is the UK’s premier investment competition for UK students aged 14-19. With over 7,000 teams…
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The Lenten Addresses
| Chapel
The now annual series of Lent Addresses took place last week with a team of eight spending five days in…
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Training Weekend for India Expedition 2012
Despite a feeling a tad frazzled at this fairly hectic stage of term, the thirteen group members who were heading…
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The Producers
| Drama
There is only one place to start this review: with Bialystock and Bloom. As with Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder…
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“Miller Magic”
Once again by popular request the school Big Band performed to a packed hall at Elmbridge Village last Thursday afternoon.…
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CCF 24 Hour Exercise
This year nearly forty steely-eyed warriors readied themselves for Exercise March Hare – our annual overnight exercise on an Aldershot…
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Regional Recognition for Young Cranleigh Riders
| Riding
Two of Cranleigh’s youngest riders have achieved Regional recognition, in the contrasting disciplines of Eventing and Pure Dressage, and are…
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U14 Hockey Girls Bring Home National Medal
| Hockey
Our U14 girls team were delighted to return from the National Hockey Finals, held at Cannock Hockey Club on February…
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Chapel Choir’s Winchester Cathedral Evensong
| Chapel
Once each year the seventy-five singers who make up Cranleigh’s illustrious Chapel Choir are invited to sing the service of…
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Prep Schools’ Hockey Festival: Almost a Triple for Cranleigh Prep
| Hockey
The annual Preparatory Schools’ hockey festival was hosted this year by Cranleigh School on Monday the 20th and 27th of…
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Vocal Performance Competition
The fourth round of the Helen Wareham Competition on February 24th saw three senior singers go through to the next…
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Girls’ Hockey Victory Seals National Finals Place
| Hockey
ranleigh’s U14 girls’ team achieved a historic victory on Friday February 24th in the National Qualifier against Kent College, winning…
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Riders on Top Form at First National Qualifying Competition of 2012
| Riding
A long journey to Sparsholt College in Hampshire on the second Saturday of the half term, for a VERY long…
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Fourth Cranleighan in Four Years Selected for England Under-18 Rugby
| Rugby
Henry Taylor has been selected for the England U18 rugby union side for the international against Ireland in April. Henry…
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Jazz Concert Crosses Barriers
As well as being a programme with a cross-over feel (jazz even meeting Schumann in one number) the Concert Series…
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Surrey finals qualification for boys’ hockey teams
| Hockey
Cranleigh has qualified for the Surrey semi-finals in all three age-groups. After narrowly qualifying after the heats stage on Tuesday…
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‘Night of Adventure’ becomes ‘Night of Inspiration’
| Charity
On Monday 20th February, ten members of the Tom Avery Society had the pleasure of travelling up to London to…
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“The Happiest Days of Your Life”: A Student’s View
| Drama
The demon headmaster has not graced the television sets of the nation for a number of years, however from the…
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The Happiest Play of Their Lives
| Drama
North House brought a light cheer to the cold evenings before Long Leave (7th-9th February) with ‘The Happiest Days of…
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Social Networking and the Arab Spring
| Academic
On Tuesday February 7th, Dr Thomas Davies, of the Department of International Politics at London City University, spoke to an…
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Young Enterprise Mid-Session Report
| Academic
For the 2011-12 Young Enterprise season Cranleigh again has three LVI companies involved, involving almost forty pupils. The learning curve…
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Cubitt House Play: “The Shoemaker’s Wife”
| Drama
The hubbub of the audience slowly receded to reveal the soft melodies of Ben Cox and Oscar Reeve whose mellow…
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UVth trip to ‘Science Live’
| Academic
On Friday thirty members of the UVth braved the cold to travel to London’s Dominion Theatre to listen to a…
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Character Development for the latest DW team
On Saturday 4th February Cranleigh’s Devizes-Westminster Canoe Team had their first taste of competitive racing. The Weyside race involved racing…
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Any Shoe Day
| Charity
Wednesday 1st February saw many members of the Cranleigh Community taking part in an Any Shoe Day fundraiser to raise…
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Loveday Win Nail-biting Schools Challenge Final
| Academic
In this term’s Junior Schools Challenge (inter-House quiz) competition the West team led by Emma Wallis stormed into a lead…
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Jack Cook Strings Performance
This year’s string section of the Helen Wareham competition was the first to bear the name of Jack Cook, a…
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Rugby Success Continues
| Rugby
This year’s string section of the Helen Wareham competition was the first to bear the name of Jack Cook, a…
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Bach Marathon Midway Concert
On 31st January, Philip Scriven was joined by Cranleigh Voices for an evening performance to mark the midpoint of his…
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Swimming on Top of the World
On Monday 20th January the Tom Avery Society had the pleasure of listening to Lewis Pugh, the “human polar bear”,…
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‘Lovesong’ – a show by Frantic Assembly
| Drama
On Tuesday 24th January the LVth, accompanied by JLC, NIL, IMA and LJB, travelled to the Lyric Hammersmith theatre to…
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Frantic Assembly Workshop
| Drama
The LVIth have to prepare a piece of theatre in the style of a chosen practitioner for their A-Level Coursework,…
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Merriman Concert Orchestra Concert
Friday 20th January in the Devonport Speech Hall saw the annual Merriman Concert Orchestra concert that showcases one of the…
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U18 Hockey Boys are National Schools Indoor Runners-up for the Second Successive Year
| Hockey
Cranleigh’s U18 boys hockey team narrowly missed out on becoming the top team in the country in the National Schools…
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Show Jumping: South East Regional Points League
| Riding
A crisp, cold January day provided Cranleigh riders with the ideal opportunity to show their potential at the start of…
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Robert Winston Lecture
| Academic
On Wednesday 11th January, eighteen students from the LVth Purvis society and six members of staff attended ‘An Audience with…
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Indoor Hockey at Cranleigh
| Hockey
Following the outstanding success of the U18 Boys team in January, when they were National Indoor Runners-up, the programme for…
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England hockey call up for Gall and Clift
| Hockey
At the end of last term, James Gall and Ali Clift were delighted to hear of their selection for the…
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14 Cranleighans selected for Surrey hockey training squads
| Hockey
After the considerable success of several pupils in the various 2011 county, regional and national selection processes, we are delighted…
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Sixth Form Monday Night Football
| Football
Round 1 East v North The opening game promised an exciting affair and it did not disappoint. The favourites, East,…
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History Trip to Berlin
| History
In the early morning of the first Saturday of the Christmas holidays, when many Cranleighans were surely enjoying a well-earned…
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Woodland Design Studio Scoops Three Awards
| Academic
Following the success of being shortlisted in the International Structural Engineering Awards in 2008, The Woodland Design Studio has scooped…
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More Success for Cranleigh Climbers
| Climbing
The third week of the Lent term has seen Cranleigh’s climbers compete in two competitions, finding success in both. On…
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The Dance Show
| Dance
Row upon row of seats were filled, with the expectation of what was to follow: the Dance Show 2011. With…
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Handel’s ‘Messiah’
It seems especially appropriate that in a year in which the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible has been…
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National Youth Chamber Orchestra Success
Sixth Former Chloe Allison (South) has realised one of her ambitions for 2012 by winning one of only two places…
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Christmas Concert
| Music
The annual Christmas Concert always showcases a range of ensembles, large and small, and the Symphony Orchestra is now very…
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OC International Meaker Drops By Cranleigh’s New Cricket Centre
| Cricket
There was a real treat for cricketers attending the SDW Academy last Saturday morning, when England and Old Cranleighan fast…
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Tom Avery Trip: “Triumph and Tragedy on the Eiger”
The fearsome north wall of the Eiger occupies an almost mythical space in climbing lore. The aptly named Eiger (German…
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Sir Roy Anderson Leads Final Purvis Meeting of Term
| Academic
The final meeting of the Purvis Society for this term, following the all-encompassing theme of “communication”, was led by Professor…
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Cubitt Music Evening
The Cubitt Music Evening was a showpiece of the House’s endless musical talent. The first half boasted an act from…
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1st XV pitch, St Andrew’s 1, Signs Off in Style
| Rugby
St Andrew’s 1 hosted its final 1st XV match last Thursday between Wellington and Cranleigh. With the new 1st XV…
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South House Music Evening
Subsequent to South’s show in the Summer term, once again South took to the stage and did not disappoint. Four…
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Cicero’s Oratory
| Academic
The lecture titled ‘Staging a Prosecution: Cicero, Against Verres’ attracted a strong number of Latinists from various schools in the…
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Brass Performance
The brass section of the Helen Wareham competition was held in the Merriman Music School on Wednesday 23rd November. The…
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Cranleigh School competes in SIBL 2011
| Climbing
Over the last month the Cranleigh School climbing team have travelled into London to compete in the first two rounds…
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
| Drama
You might have seen it done in another theatre. You might have studied it, just read it, or seen a…
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Interact Ceremony
| Charity
New members of the Cranleigh and St Joseph’s School Interact Club were presented with their Interact Club Badges in a…
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Inspired by Design
| Academic
On Tuesday November 14th the LVI Design set went up to London University to attend a series of dedicated seminars…
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County Rugby Success
| Rugby
This season eight Cranleigh School 1st XV players have represented their county and will be pushing for divisional trials over…
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County Success for Girls’ Hockey Teams
| Hockey
The hockey club was delighted that all three teams (U18, U16 and U14) won their groups in the heats stages…
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We Will Remember Them
| Chapel
The even greater poignancy of the occasion this year – gathering for 11 o’clock on the 11th day of the…
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The Rum Doodlers
| Drama
Cranleigh has some pedigree in producing playwrights, with OCs Al Smith and Patrick Marber still active. It is a new…
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Pat Dixon Woodwind Competition
I am sure my old colleague, the legendary Pat Dixon, would have been delighted that the competition named after him…
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Remembrance Day
The School marked Remembrance Day with a morning service and an evening performance of Rutter’s Requiem with poems by Gurney.
Bach Marathon Continues
Philip Scriven welcomed nearly thirty listeners to the latest concert in his complete Bach Organ Works series on the Mander…
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International Call Up for OC
| Rugby
Toby Quarendon, who left Cranleigh School in 2010, has received an international rugby call up to play for Malta. A…
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North Win Close Quiz Final
| Academic
The North team, led by seniors Peter Thompson and George Colgan, won the House Challenge quiz final on Friday November…
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Long Leave Trip Strengthens Zambian Partnership
A group of 16 UVI students left the ‘bubble’ of Cranleigh School immediately after lessons at the start of Long…
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East House Plays, part 1: Trammel
| Drama
The first play in the East House double-bill was ‘Trammel’ (2009) by Michael Lesslie, a hard-hitting play about the public…
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Cranleigh Riders take National Dressage Title!
| Riding
Given the phenomenally high standard of entrants, running away with the National Schools Equestrian Association Dressage title at the recent…
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Long Leave Trip to Iceland
| Academic
If one says “Rock Festival” to the average teenager images of a vile cacophony spring to mind. However in this…
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Pupil’s Own Play Produced to Amuse
| Drama
Cranleigh School can boast at least two living professional playwrights among its former pupils: Al Smith and Patrick Marber. But…
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Mitchell-Saxel Violin Recital
The recital on Wednesday 19th October in the MMS drew a full house for the combination of our own Richard…
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Concert in St Nicolas Church
School musicians gave their annual autumn concert (held in alternate years in the Baptist Church) on October 14th in St…
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Schools’ Challenge Set Up For Grudge Match Final
| Academic
After the first four matches (on October 7th and 14th) the way is clear for a North-Cubitt clash in the…
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Two Old Cranleighans Start, and Score, for Harlequins
| Rugby
On Saturday October 8th two Old Cranleighans started for Harlequins RFC against Leicester Tigers at Welford road. Sam Smith and…
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Maths Prep School Day
| Academic
On Tuesday October 10th, Cranleigh School hosted an afternoon of code breaking activities, involving over 110 pupils from 15 local…
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‘137 – How We Started Our First Business’
On the evening of Wednesday October 12th the LVI Business Studies students were treated to a talk from the owners…
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Fourth Form Cross Country Competition
The annual and eagerly anticipated IVth Form cross country run took place on Monday the 10th of October on a…
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Weekly Bach Marathon Begins
The first lunch-time recital in the 26-concert series of Bach’s complete organ music was given by Philip Scriven on Tuesday…
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Junior House public Speaking
| Academic
On Tuesday 4th October, teams from each House competed in the Junior House Public Speaking Competition 2011. Teams comprised of…
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Ibsen’s ‘Ghosts’
| Drama
There has always been room for truly serious drama at Cranleigh and it doesn’t get more serious than ‘Ghosts’. It…
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Bach Project Opening Concert
| Music
Philip Scriven’s project to play the complete organ works of J S Bach in 26 recitals (ending in June) began…
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Further Regional Hockey Success
| Hockey
Of the sixteen Cranleigh pupils that took part in the recent Junior Regional Performance Tier 1 competitions, nine have been…
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Show Jumpers to Defend their National Title
| Riding
Following the final Regional Qualifier of the year Cranleigh riders are set to defend their National Show Jumping title at…
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Students Begin School Construction in Zambia
During two weeks in August a team of Cranleigh students and staff flew out to Zambia to participate in the…
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Language, Words and Communication
| English
On Wednesday September 28th, Tony Thorne, former Head of the Language Centre at King’s College, London, delivered a fascinating lecture…
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Royal Visit
| Chapel
On Friday the 21st of September the School was fortunate to be able to welcome HRH Princess Alexandra and esteemed…
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Junior Music Scholars’ Concert
| Music
The second in a trilogy of weekly concerts showcasing the music scholars of the Senior and Preparatory Schools delighted a…
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Across the Atlantic Alone
| Charity
On Sunday both Cranleigh pupils and staff had the pleasure of listening to a talk from Tommy Tippetts, an Old…
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Artists Visit Chichester Sculpture Park
| Academic
On Tuesday 25 September UVth artists, as part of their research work for their current art project “the Environment”, visited…
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House Performance Evening
This year’s House Performance promised much and it certainly didn’t disappoint. Right from the outset the quality was high and…
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Super September Starts the Rugby Season off in Style
| Rugby
The rugby season has started with a real bang and, nearing the half-way stage of the XVs season, the School…
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Riders Jump 4 Joy
| Riding
Riders are used to early mornings and long days and this has certainly been the case for the Cranleigh riders…
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Cranleigh Hosts First Inter-School Climbing Competition
| Climbing
Cranleigh’s first inter-school climbing competition was a huge success, and everyone from both Charterhouse and Cranleigh enjoyed the nineteen new…
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JRPC Hockey Successes
| Hockey
After extensive training at the Junior Regional Performance Centres this summer, with 15 of the School’s hockey players taking part…
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Short Plays by Samuel Beckett
| Drama
Trying to describe the effect his own unique brand of theatre had on its audience, the author of En Attendant…
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Visit of Mrs Laura Witjens, CEO of the National Gamete Donation Trust
| Academic
The Purvis Society was delighted to welcome over 80 Cranleighans, of all age groups, to a talk given by Mrs…
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Young and Old in Harmony at Charity Concert
| Music
The concert held in Speech Hall on Friday 12th October in aid of Rowleys 50+ centre was supported by Cranleigh…
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Big Draw Workshops
| Academic
On Wednesday, L5th artists enjoyed an afternoon of artistic endeavour focused on drawing as Cranleigh’s contribution to the National Big…
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Cubitt House Play
| Drama
The Cubitt play in the VCT was a collection of comedy sketches ingeniously compiled, slightly touched-up (ooh, Matron!) and co-directed…
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West House Play
| Drama
The West Play ‘It’s Not You It’s Me’ took over the VCT for three nights, directed by Sophia Ambrose, Milly…
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Zambia October 2012
‘Muli Shani!’ These were the warm, welcoming words with which we were greeted when we arrived at Lusaka, the capital…
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Cranleigh Crowned National Schools’ Show Jumping Champions
| Riding
A Super Sunday for Cranleigh Riders Sunday was most definitely Cranleigh’s day at the recent National Schools’ Equestrian Association Championships…
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Climbing Club Trip to Edale
A mixed bag of ten keen climbers boarded the minibus bright and early on Sunday at the end of Long…
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OC Aquathon Success
| OC
Andy Hailey (Cubitt, 2006-2008) made his international debut for Great Britain recently at the Triathlon and Aquathon world championships in…
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New Organ Concert Cycle Underway
| Music
I was unable to attend the first of Philip Scriven’s seven 2012-3 organ recitals in which he will play the…
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Rob Andrew Opens New Rugby Pitch
| Rugby
On November 3rd Cranleigh officially opened their new 1st XV rugby pitch. Named Bluett’s after a much-loved Old Cranleighan, David…
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Record Start to the Girls’ Hockey Season
| Hockey
Cranleigh has witnessed a tremendous start to this season by a number of the girls’ hockey teams, a record unparalleled…
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Schools’ Challenge Final
| Academic
The final of this year’s inter-House quiz was the first of the 33 so far to go to extra time.…
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U16 Girls Create Hockey History
| Hockey
In a stunning final, the Girl’s under-16s beat St George’s 3-1 to become Surrey Champions for the first time. The…
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Scott Brothers Concert
| Music
On the evening of October 17th, a few days before half term, an expectant audience gathered in Chapel for the…
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Sixth Form Purvis Society welcomes back Master of the Scholars
| Academic
A substantial number of Cranleighans last night enjoyed a challenging talk by Mr Alan Smith (a long-term servant of the…
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Dashwood Piano Performance
| Music
Cranleigh’s annual piano competition is named after the late Cyril Dashwood (OC) and the junior winner was Olivia Chesser for…
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Golden Snowdon Practice
On Saturday 27th October, a group comprised of 9 UVIth, HRFW and PVP set off from school for Pen y…
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OC Scores in Oxford International
| Rugby
Recent OC Henry Lamont (East, 2012) touched down for the Oxford University 1st XV rugby team on Sunday. The Blues…
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Cleopatra at Cranleigh
| Academic
On Wednesday night, Cranleigh hosted over eighty pupils from schools around Surrey and Sussex for a talk by Professor Chris…
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Water Aid
| Charity
On Wednesday 14th November, The Cranleigh and St Joseph’s School Interact Club ( sponsored by the Rotary Club of Cranleigh)…
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Old Cranleighan’s Quartet Perform the Beatles Cuban-style
| Music
The Cranleigh School Concert Series welcomed Jonathan Hennessy-Brown’s Santiago Quartet to the Emms Centre for a warmly received concert on…
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Everest 1953
On Tuesday 13th November the Tom Avery Society Committee, accompanied by other members of the VIth form, visited the Alpine…
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Top Art Exam Result
| Academic
Henry Taylor (Loveday, 2012) has received recognition from Cambridge International Examinations to acknowledge his outstanding performance, achieving D1 in Fine…
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Rhinoceros
| Drama
Another play of Ionesco, ‘La Cantatrice Chauve’, can still be seen in its original production in Paris today at La…
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Cranleigh Prepares to Live Below the Line
| Charity
Cranleigh prepares to ‘Live Below the Line’ for a day to raise awareness of poverty around the world, but particularly…
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Pat Dixon Woodwind Performance
| Music
If the great Pat Dixon were still with us it would have been drinks all round (as it was most…
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Cranleigh to open campus on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi
| Academic
Cranleigh School is delighted to announce the opening of Cranleigh Abu Dhabi – the largest school campus in Abu Dhabi…
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Purvis Society visit of Mrs Dawn Goodman
| Academic
“It’s not fair” On Thursday evening the Purvis Society was delighted to welcome over fifty members of the School to…
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Sins of the Leopard: Pupil, Librarian, Teacher and Poet
| Academic
I am thrilled to post here the news that James Brookes, OC (1999-2004) has had his first full volume of…
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Sixth Form Artists Visit Tate Galleries
| Academic
Sixth Form artists had a lively visit to Tate Modern and Tate Britain, using the Tate Boat service between the…
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Cranleigh School announces its new Head
Cranleigh School is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Martin Reader as its next Head, replacing Mr Guy Waller…
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OC Awarded an Oxford Blue
| Rugby
Henry Lamont (East, 2012) has been selected to play for Oxford University against Cambridge University in the Varsity match at…
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New Mander Organ CD released
| Music
The first professional CD on the new Mander organ in Chapel has been released. Recorded by Philip Scriven, Cranleigh’s Organist…
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Christmas Concert 2012
| Music
As this year’s Christmas Concert was held on the last day of November it was perhaps best that the Xmas-themed…
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Live Below the Line
Cranleighans attempted to live below the poverty line on December 3rd, as Chef John Smith and the superb catering department…
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Gold D of E Expedition to the High Atlas
Following on from a successful trip this summer, PVP kindly offered to lead another trip to Mt Toubkal in the…
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History & Politics Trip to Washington DC
| History
Over the Christmas break a group of VIth Form History and Politics students embarked on a five day trip to…
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England Calls
| Hockey
With ten girls and five boys getting to the Regional Tier 1 competition, including Chloe Nicholls and James Gall attending…
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‘The Snowman’ Project
| Music
On Tuesday 4th December, as part of Cranleigh Music’s community outreach programme, an orchestra of 20 pupils, staff and musicians…
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A New Riding Year Begins
| Riding
Our youngest riders, including those who do not have their own ponies, were able to gain experience and represent Cranleigh…
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Walking ‘Beyond Cranleigh’
Sunday 1st May saw 300 members of the Cranleigh Community taking part in a 10 / 20 mile charity walk…
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Girls Create a Little Bit of Hockey History
| Hockey
Last term, for the first time the Girls’ U14, U16 and U18 hockey teams all qualified through the Surrey heats…
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Snow Update
The School is still operating all normal routines. If parents have any queries, please contact the relevant Housemaster/mistress in the…
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Cranleighan’s Work Features in Design Magazine
| Design
The Design department was very pleased to hear that an item of last year’s A-Level Product Design work was the…
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U16 Girls Reach National Semi-Final
| Hockey
Being the first Cranleigh Girls side to ever reach a National Indoor Hockey Finals competition, this young squad acquitted themselves…
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Tim Hastie-Smith Speaks at The Exchange
| Chapel
Every Wednesday evening in the Reading Room, between 6.20 pm and 7.00 pm, the Exchange meets for a short talk…
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Four Harlequins Academy Selections
| Rugby
Four boys have been selected for the EPDG rugby academy with Harlequins. Charlie Piper has also made it through to…
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Weyside Kayak Race
Paddlers at the ‘Weyside Kayak Race’ on Saturday January 26th competed in a 12 mile race from the Wey Kayak…
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World-Renowned Organist Comes Back to School
| Music
Christopher Herrick was a pupil at Cranleigh in the 1950s, where his talent as an organist blossomed. He went on…
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Record Two Girls’ Hockey Sides Reach National Finals
| Hockey
Early last week the U14s travelled to Queenswood for their national playoff. The first ten minutes were rather open with…
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Cranleigh Hosts ‘Youth Speaks’ Competition
| Academic
On January 30th, Cranleigh once again hosted the first round of ‘Youth Speaks’, a public speaking competition against other schools…
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Helen Wareham Competition: Brass Performance
| Music
In the Senior Performance section on February 1st in the MMS, all five players gave listeners great pleasure, with Angus…
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Safer Internet Day
| Academic
Tuesday February 5th is the EU’s Safer Internet Day. Run by Insafe, it is designed to promote safer and more responsible…
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Classics Trip to Cambridge
| Academic
On Tuesday the LVIth Classical Civilisation group went on a trip to Cambridge. And while the trip there was an…
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Cranleighans Star in the National League and Youth Olympics
| Hockey
Recently, two Cranleighans have been playing hockey at an impressively high level. A couple of Sundays ago, Katie Batchelor (South,…
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Cubitt win Junior Schools’ Challenge
| Academic
The final of this year’s Junior inter-House Challenge saw a very close first half, with Loveday only ten behind (270-260)…
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Waterside A Race
Preparations continue for the Devizes to Westminster race. Sunday February 3rd saw 22 Cranleigh VIth Formers compete in their first…
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Art Trips to London
| Art
On their return from their Mock exams UVth artists were given their exam project starting point – ‘Force’. So on…
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South House Play: “Arsenic and Old Lace”
| Drama
Chelsea, World War Two, a genteel boarding house run by three charming elderly sisters. Doilies and “old lace” were much…
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Loveday House Play: “The dog it was that died”
| Drama
Tom Stoppard’s radio play “The dog it was that died” was given a fresh outing in the VCT this term,…
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Oxford Lecturer Discusses “The Iliad”
| Academic
On Friday February 8th, VIth Form Classicists were given the opportunity to welcome Mr Guy Westwood, lecturer at Magdalen College,…
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“Strike Up the Band”
| Music
Strike up the band was certainly the order of the day on Saturday 9th February, when the Big Band performed…
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Dr Richard Reid, “Global growth: back to the future”
| Academic
Dr Richard Reid, former colleague of SAAB and now visiting professor at Dundee University, came to Cranleigh on the evening…
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Cranleigh Voices at Salisbury Cathedral
| Music
On Tuesday 12th February Cranleigh Voices, the School’s premier vocal ensemble, took up the prestigious invitation to sing Evensong at…
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LVIth Artists Hit the Streets
| Academic
Texts from the book ‘Invisible Cities’ by Italo Calvino have been the starting point for this year’s work with LVIth…
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Concert Series: Andrew Fuller and Richard Saxel
| Music
It is written that ‘a prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin,…
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Classics Trip to the British Museum
| Academic
On February 13th, just before Long Leave, LVth pupils of Latin, Ancient Greek and Classical Civilisation went on a day…
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Top Performances in Arena Eventing National Qualifier
| Riding
The Friday of Long Leave presented our riders with their first chance to qualify for the National Championships in October…
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U14s Win County Championship
| Hockey
The U14 boys’ hockey team became Surrey champions on Tuesday February 26th. Having won all our county qualifiers, the team…
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U18 Boys Crowned Surrey Champions
| Hockey
The Boys’ U18 hockey team continued the success enjoyed by the Boys’ U14 hockey team by beating RGS Guildford in…
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U16 Girls Win National Hockey Championships
| Hockey
The Girls’ U16 hockey team have won the National Schools’ Hockey Championships held at Cannock this week. Following their 3rd…
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Lord Lucas Speaks on Higher Eduation & A-level Reform
| Academic
On February 28th, The Purvis Society was delighted to welcome Lord Lucas, hot from a debate in the House of…
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UVth French Trip to Nice
| Academic
Over Long Leave 40 very excited and slightly nervous pupils, along with four equally excited members of staff, flew from…
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Cranleigh Drivers Taste Success in National Karting Championship
Three students have shown tremendous skill on the race track and made it through to the southern regional final of…
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Student Tackles Extreme Challenges for Tildy’s Trust
| Charity
Billed as the toughest race on earth ‘Tough Guy’ is certainly a race which, quite literally, sets the heart racing.…
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Waterside C Kayak Race
Sunday March 3rd witnessed the last of our three ‘Waterside Kayak Races’ in preparation for this year’s Devizes to Westminster…
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CCF Overnight Exercise
| CCF
For 24 hours over the weekend of March 2nd and 3rd, the intrepid forces of Cranleigh School CCF set forth…
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U18 Rugby Sevens Win Reigate Shield
| Rugby
The U18 sevens season started off in promising fashion with the team winning the Reigate shield trophy. Despite missing a…
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Jack Cook Strings Performance
| Music
The annual competition for strings players was recently named after the late Jack Cook, a long-standing supporter of Cranleigh School…
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House Cross Country
Glorious sunshine and exuberant spectators set the scene for this year’s Inter-House Cross Country. With near perfect conditions, expectations were…
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John Ford’s Classic Carolean Play: “‘Tis Pity”
| Drama
Che morte piu dolche morire per amore? The audience for the first night of Martin Allison’s adaptation of Ford’s 1629…
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Helen Wareham Vocal Performance
| Music
The final performance round of the competition featured 23 singers in the Recital Hall on Friday 8th March. An especial…
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Silver D of E Practice Expedition
Cold we are used to (in fact I can think of several years in which the Silver Expedition has been…
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Piper Receives England Rugby Call-Up
| Rugby
Charlie Piper (LVI, East) has become the tenth player in as many years to be selected for the England U18…
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HH Judge Jeremy Richardson Addresses the Purvis Society
| Academic
On March 14th The Purvis Society was delighted to welcome His Honour Judge Jeremy Richardson, who chose as his title:…
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Greek Trip to ‘Lysistrata’
| Academic
On Tuesday March 12th the Greek students from all the years went to ‘Lysistrata’, performed at Riverside Studios, London. ‘Lysistrata’…
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Biology Department Welcomes Chief Examiner to Study Skills Day
VIth Form Biologists were joined by pupils from George Abbott School for a study skills day on Friday March14th. Affectionately…
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Cranleigh Choirs Combine At G-Live
| Concert
The Cranleigh Village Choral Society annually join the Cranleigh School Chapel Choir to perform big choral works with orchestra but…
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Cranleigh Hosts Young Enterprise Regional Final
| Careers
Cranleigh were pleased to recently act as hosts for the Area Final of the SW Surrey Competition. Out of twenty…
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Second Cranleighan Selected For International U18 Rugby
| Rugby
Sam Arnold (LVI, East) has been selected for Ireland U18 Rugby to play against England at the end of March.…
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Charity Dance & Fashion Show
| Charity
On the evenings of Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th March the School put on a combined fashion and dance show…
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Holland Hockey Tour 2013
| Hockey
The annual LVth hockey tour to Holland took place at the start of the Easter holiday from March 21st –…
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U18 Hockey Boys Reach National Finals As South Champions
| Hockey
On Wednesday March 20th the Boys’ U18 Hockey team achieved a little more school sporting history by qualifying for the…
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Gold D of E Practice Expedition to the Black Mountains
The summer term was about to start, spring flowers were supposedly in full bloom and the Gold D of E…
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Teacher Organises Volunteer Rugby in Kenya
| Charity
During the Easter holidays Andy Houston, Director of Rugby, organised a coaching session for 40 children in Kibera, Nairobi –…
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Physicists Visit CERN
The Higgs Boson – “the God particle” – is something you will all have heard about it at some point…
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Bronze D of E Practice April 2013
The dust kicked up by the start of term had barely settled before ninety odd intrepid members of the LVth…
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Harry Plays Local Composer’s Concerto
| Concert
Composer Ralph Vaughan Williams spent a large part of his life near Dorking and made the Leith Hill Festival world…
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Surrey County Titles for Riders
| Riding
Despite our team being decimated by the L5th D of E expedition (!) our riders put up a strong showing…
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History Trip to Berlin
| Academic
In the early morning (3am) of the first Saturday of the Easter holidays, when many Cranleighians were surely enjoying a…
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Mr Block Awarded Prestigious Charity Prize
Economics Teacher Stuart Block has won a prestigious JustGiving award. Last year, Stuart cycled over 15,000km from Johannesburg in support…
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Tom Avery Lecture: ‘In Search of the Arabian Leopard’
| Lectures
With a speech entitled ‘In search of the Arabian Leopard’ we, The Tom Avery crew, knew this was a lecture…
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Oliver Coates Cello Masterclass and Purvis Society Lecture-Recital
| Lectures
On Thursday 25th April, the final Purvis Society lecture of the academic year was presented by cellist Oliver Coates, winner…
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Boys’ U18 Hockey Team are National Runners-Up
| Hockey
The Cranleigh Boys’ U18 hockey team enjoyed tremendous success up at Cannock Hockey Club on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th…
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Augustus & ‘The Aeneid’: Dr Katherine Clarke Addresses Sixth Form Classicists
| Academic
Despite the somewhat disrupted start of Thursday April 25th‘s CC lecture by Dr Katherine Clarke of St Hilda’s College Oxford,…
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Helen Wareham Competition Final
| Music
Given the very high quality of all 15 performances from the 11 musicians in this year’s Helen Wareham final, it…
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Cranleigh Girls at Hockey Finals
| Hockey
The past few weeks have seen a number of Cranleigh girls representing their clubs at national finals. Firstly, Georgia Lord…
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Devizes to Westminster
The Devizes-Westminster International kayak race this year turned out to be the most challenging in the event’s entire 65 year…
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Summer Concert
| Concert
There can be few finer shining examples of the quality of Cranleigh’s current music-making than the performance of Sibelius’s Andante…
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House Athletics
On Thursday May 9th Cranleighans turned out in force for House Athletics. The competition was fierce in all categories. West…
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James Gall gets England U21 call up
| Hockey
James Gall (Cranleigh 1st XI Captain) has enjoyed an incredible month of hockey which has culminated in him being invited…
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A Right Royal Rainstorm!
| Riding
Four of Cranleigh’s senior riders (Tom Lane, Henrietta Walker-Duncalf, Issi Rennocks and Fred Philips) represented us in an Inter-Schools’ Competition…
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Visit of Lt Mark Dormon OC
| History
Lt Mark Dormon, former Deputy House Captain of East House (2005) and now an officer in The Rifles, returned to…
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Ken Hill (1921-2013)
The funeral was held in St Nicolas Church, on May 9, of Ken Hill, who worked at Cranleigh School for…
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Piper & Arnold Go Head-to-Head in International Rugby
| Rugby
During the Easter holidays, Charlie Piper and Sam Arnold became the first two Cranleigh School rugby players to face each…
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‘By Jeeves’
| Drama
Jeeves and Wooster stand alone in the pantheon of England’s comic literary heroes. For generations of Wodehouse aficionados the amiable,…
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Burgess Makes Surrey Debut
| Cricket
Old Cranleighan Michael Burgess (2012) makes his 1st XI debut for Surrey today in their match against Oxford University at…
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Organ Cycle Continues
| Concert
Tuesday May 21st‘s concert was only the second one I have been able to attend out of Philip Scriven’s seven…
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Organ Cycle Marches to an End
| Concert
Philip Scriven’s second year-long organ cycle ended triumphantly on Tuesday June 4th with a splendid Mendelssohn encore ‘The War March…
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Rhodes Centre Art and Design Exhibitions
| Art
The Thursday before Long Leave saw staff, parents, family and friends enjoy an evening viewing of GCSE and UVIth Pre-U art and GCSE,…
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Cranleigh Girls in Winning Surrey Schools’ Golf Team
| Golf
Chloe Nicholls and Jennifer Vincent were two of the three players selected to represent Surrey in the South of England…
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Knoller Society Talk by Adam Holloway MP
| Academic
Adam Holloway MP, OC visited the school on Friday 7th June to address the Knoller Society. His audience was made…
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Surrey Schools’ Athletics Competition
On Saturday June 8th, 29 Cranleighans were selected to compete for the Waverley Athletics team at the Surrey Schools competition.…
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English Trip to Open-Air “Mockingbird”
| English
Members of the LVth were treated to a performance of “To Kill a Mockingbird” at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre…
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Gold Assessed Expedition to Mid-Wales
The cohort embarking on their final Duke of Edinburgh’s expedition was the “doomed group” who had experienced nothing but foul…
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Royal Academy A-Level Online Exhibition Shortlisting for William Stocks
| Academic
Many congratulation to William Stocks having his animated art work ‘The Journey‘ on display in the shortlisted category of the…
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Old Cranleighan Stars in Varsity Cricket
| Cricket
The School is pleased to hear of the sporting success of one of our recent girl leavers. Former girls’ cricket…
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In memory of Tildy Curran (1996-2010)
| Charity
Friends of Tildy Curran (West ’09-’10) continue to carry her spirit on through a variety of adventures to support the…
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Economists Race to London
| Academic
On Wednesday 19th June all of the LVIth Economists embarked on a trip to London in order to broaden our…
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Student Sculpture Adorns School Lawn
| Academic
L5th student Charlie Johnson, studying for her Art GCSE, stands next to her magnificent oak horse, created this year and…
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Beyond Cranleigh Zambia Summer Team Prepare
We all gathered at 4.30 for a quick brief in Gatleys, to learn what we were doing for the evening…
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Old Cranleighan Signs for Exeter Chiefs
| Rugby
Old Cranleighan Greg Bateman has signed a two-year deal for Premiership rugby side the Exeter Chiefs. Further information can be…
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Jeremy Filsell Organ Recital
| Concert
Organist Jeremy Filsell kindly told the audience in Chapel on June 21st that it was good to see some familiar…
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Silver D of E Qualifying Expedition to The New Forest
For many UVth students the period after GSCE exams have finished is a time to flop in front of a…
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U15A Rounders Are Unbeaten
It’s been an unbeaten season for the U15A Rounders team this term. The girls safely beat their peers at Epsom,…
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Chamber Music Evening
| Concert
Few schools, one imagines, would be able to put on a concert by thirteen different chamber ensembles in the last…
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Common Room Play
| Drama
The Common Room Play, Terrence Rattigan’s ‘The Browning Version’, was a rare opportunity for Cranleighans to witness first-hand the skills…
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U14s Win Surrey Cricket Cup
| Cricket
On Thursday June 27th, Cranleigh U14 Boys’ cricket team beat Trinity School, Croydon to become the winners of the Surrey…
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Speech Day and OC Day
The upbeat mood for Speech Day 2013 on the last day of June was set as the audience entered the…
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Bronze D of E Qualifying Expedition: Surrey Hills
On the Monday morning after Speech Day a motley collection of Lower Fifth formers began to assemble at the Outdoor…
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Old Cranleighans in the cricketer cup final
| Cricket
The Old Cranleighan Cricket Club have once again made it through to the final of the prestigious Cricketers Cup competition,…
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Outstanding A Level Results
| Academic
The top year of pupils at Cranleigh School achieved an outstanding set of A level grades: the best in the…
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CCF Summer Camp – Warcop 2013
| CCF
Cranleigh School CCF was assigned to Warcop, in Cumbria, for its annual camp. Despite the long journey up the M6…
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Arran Summer 2013
Following an unpleasantly early start, two minibus loads of Cranleighans embarked on the long drive north to Ardrossan to catch…
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Imperious Start to New Organ Concert Series
| Music
Philip Scriven began his third monthly Tuesday lunchtime organ series on 10th September with a programme entitled ‘Rule, Britannia!’. This…
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Senior Music Scholars Concert
| Music
The first concert of the academic year was introduced by Head of Performance, Richard Saxel, who also accompanied five of…
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Riders on Form at Regional Arena Eventing Qualifier
| Riding
Last Saturday saw the first of this term’s qualifiers for the NSEA Championships in October and Cranleigh riders were on…
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U5th Artists Brave the Rain
| Art
Upper Fifth artists enjoyed a day viewing art at two venues. The groups were split in two with one group…
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Classicists Explore Virgil’s Creative Process
| Academic
On Tuesday 17 September Cranleigh School welcomed Professor Ken Dowden, Head of Philosophy, Theology and Religion at the University of…
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Waters in Full Flow
| Music
On Saturday the 14th of September a small group of Cranleighans were granted a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Roger Waters,…
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Junior Music Scholars Concert
| Music
The 2013 concert by the Junior Music Scholars was, I am sure, the most consistently and sustainedly excellent in living…
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A Touch of Bavaria Comes to Cranleigh
| Music
This year’s Concert Series began in unusual and imaginative style with Cranleigh’s first ever Bavarian-style “Oktoberfest”, beating the start of…
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East/South Victorious in House Performance!
| Music
A win for East/South in both the Part Song and the 4th Form Dance meant they sealed victory in this…
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SHINE for Tildy
Eight U6th girls from both South and West, along with Jamie Harrison (North), took to the streets of London on…
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Arnold steps out for Harlequins
| Rugby
Sam Arnold (East UVI) represented Harlequins against Saracens on Monday night at Allianz Park. Sam came off the bench to help Quins…
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“You and the Law”: Professor Alexis Longshaw (University of Law) Lecture
| Academic
The Purvis Society was delighted to welcome Professor Longshaw, a distinguished legal academic, who began her presentation to the Sixth…
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A question of Leadership!
| Academic
The War Studies Society Michaelmas term lecture was delivered to a three-quarters full Academic Lecture Theatre on Friday 4th October…
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Hockey players shine!
| Hockey
A record number of Cranleigh pupils were involved in the Tier 1 stage of the 2013 regional hockey process, which…
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Striking gold!
| OC
Thursday 10th October was an important day for the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, as it marked the Duke’s 500th awards…
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Cranleigh Musicians at Holy Trinity
| Music
This year’s Autumn Concert (Friday 11th October) was held not, as usual, in a Cranleigh church, but in Holy Trinity,…
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Lower Sixth Artists Enjoy a Day in London
| Academic
Lower Sixth artists enjoyed a whole day in London viewing art. The first stop was to see the extraordinary varied exhibits of…
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Big Draw for Artists
| Academic
Wednesday 9 October 2013 Lower Fifth artists joined the Big Draw month with a series of workshops through the afternoon.…
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Young Enterprise Company Programme Underway
| Academic
September and October saw a record number of 40 Lower Sixth Formers enrolling in the Young Enterprise Company Programme. After…
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Squashed by the OCs!
| OC
On Tuesday 15th October, the Cranleigh school squash team (supplemented by a couple of teachers) took on the might of…
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Victory at the HAC
| OC
The School’s 1st XV had a once in a lifetime experience on Wednesday 16th October at the HAC, Armoury House, London,…
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Satire Double Bill
| Drama
It was an inspired concept of director Martin Allison to couple Dario Fo’s ‘Accidental Death of an Anarchist’ with a…
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Hockey trip to The Netherlands
| Hockey
For the fourth consecutive year, Cranleighian hockey players recently visited Almere ( east of Amsterdam ). Seventeen players benefitted greatly…
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National Schools’ Dressage Champions
| Riding
Cranleigh Riders returned from the NSEA Championships held at Addington at the end of half term as National Schools’ Dressage…
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Rugby Stars recognised by National Press
| Rugby
Two of the School’s 1st xv rugby players, captain Sam Arnold and international team mate Charlie Piper have been rewarded for…
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Girls’ Hockey Sides Enjoy Successful First Half of Season
| Hockey
Following last season’s consistently high scoring victories for the U14A, U15A and U16A, all of whom scored over 100 goals and conceded…
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Sixth Form Purvis Society: ‘Leadership: Nature or Nurture?’
| Academic
Over 60 members of the School welcomed Mr Nick Haddock MBE and Mrs Christine Swabey to the second of the…
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Junior House Public Speaking
| Academic
On Tuesday 8th October, teams from each House took part in the junior House Public Speaking competition 2013. The stage…
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Loveday Defend School Challenge Crown Convincingly
| Academic
The 2013 inter-house quiz final was a repeat of 2012, with several team-members reappearing. But whereas last year a dramatic…
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Senior Brass Competition and Senior Pat Dixon Woodwind Competition
| Music
This year’s senior section of the Brass Competition was held in the MMS on 6th November as a double bill…
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Sixth Form Purvis Society: “A Doctor’s Day in the Life of Ethical Challenges”
| Academic
The Purvis Society was delighted to welcome Dr Sara Paterson-Brown, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, London, to…
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Remembrance Day Celebrations
The School Community and guests, including the Mayor, met in chapel on Monday 11th November, to remember with thanks and…
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Schools Challenge Team Lose to Faster Fingers!
| Academic
This year’s Loveday quiz team so impressed Messrs Brookes (scorer) and Longshaw (quizmaster and regional organiser of the national competition)…
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Concert Series: Kantlin-Weaver Duo
| Music
Cranleigh’s Head of Strings, Kevin Weaver and his wife Leena-Maaria Weaver continued this year’s Cranleigh Music Concert Series in a…
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Sixth Form English Lecture
| Academic
Sixth form English students who are interested in studying English Literature at university were given an insight into what this…
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U18 Girls lift Surrey Hockey Title
| Hockey
After a close and tense qualification through the Surrey heats, the U18 girls’ hockey team took on a star-studded Reed’s…
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Official Launch of Cranleigh Abu Dhabi
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Cranleigh Abu Dhabi was officially launched this week to an audience of over four hundred people at the St Regis…
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Climbers soar!
On Tuesday 19th of November the School’s climbing club hosted Charterhouse climbing club for a bouldering competition. Nine climbers from each school…
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UNDER 14 Girls reach South Regional Hockey Finals
| Hockey
Having cruised through the Surrey heats a couple of weeks ago with three very comfortable wins, the girls played their…
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Jack Cook Senior Strings and Senior Dashwood Piano Competitions
| Music
The senior section of the competition, named after the late Jack Cook, was held on 20th November in the Clive…
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Philosophy Debate Challenges Sixth Formers
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On Wednesday, 20th November, nineteen lower sixth Philosophy of Religion students attended a series of lectures at Oxford’s town hall.…
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Operation Christmas Child
| Charity
Hoping to bring smiles to the faces of children in the Central Asian province of Kyrgyzstan, the girls from South…
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‘Young Minds’ Young Enterprise Team at the Dragons’Den
| Academic
Three pupils from Cubitt recently represented their ‘Young Minds’ Company at Guildford’s historic Guildhall in the Company Programme Dragons’ Den…
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Exploring Maritime Law: The ‘Hanjin Pennsylvania’ Disaster
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The Sixth Form Purvis Society was delighted to welcome Mr Oliver Weiss to deliver the fourth and final talk of…
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A little bit of Cranley History!
| Chapel
On Wednesday, November 25, 1863 the Archbishop of Canterbury, assisted by the Bishop of Winchester, laid the foundation stone for…
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Palmer takes stunning victory at Brands Hatch
Will Palmer (L6 North) has been racing in the BRDC Formula 4 Winter Series and on Saturday achieved his first…
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Actors from North and East on Show
| Drama
This term’s North House plays was a series of short sketches and they unveiled some hidden acting talent within the…
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Christmas Concert
| Music
As often the Cranleigh School Christmas concert took place in November (29th), albeit only three days before Advent Sunday. Thus,…
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Mathematical Wizardry
| Academic
George Gloyens (L6th North) and Karthik Suresh (U6th Cubitt) both achieved outstanding Gold Certificates in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge. Several other 6th…
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Live Below the Line Day 2013
Thursday 28th November saw Cranleigh School recognising how many people in the world live below the poverty line, below $1…
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Proud Day for Cranleigh Rugby
| Rugby
Tuesday 3rd December 2013 will go down as one of the proudest dates in the Schools’ rugby history with two…
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Two Generations of Cranleigh Poets
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On Friday November 29th the poet James Harpur visited his old school (he was in 2 North from 1970-75) to…
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Girls’ Hockey: U14 and U16 South Regional Champions
| Hockey
The past week has seen the both the under 14 and under 16 girls’ hockey teams emulate last season’s achievements…
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Opera for the Masses
| Concert
For this annual collaboration between Cranleigh’s Chapel Choir and Cranleigh Village Choral Society (on Sunday December 8th), the major work…
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National Indoor Hockey Final
| Hockey
Good luck to the U16 girls who are off to play in the National Indoor Final tomorrow.
OC Makes International Rugby Debut
| OC
Will Collier (East House OC) has been selected for the England Rugby Saxons squad for 2014. Will was a key…
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China Expedition Training Trips
In preparation for the School Expedition to the Sichuan region of China this summer, participants took part in a three…
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Fifth Form Visit to Aachen Christmas Markets
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For one group of L5th and U5th pupils who are studying German, last term ended slightly early when they embarked…
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Comedy Club trip to the Royal Free Rocks With Laughter
We were lucky enough to secure the last ten tickets for a truly remarkable show on December 1st. While a…
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England Selection for Henry Taylor (OC)
| OC
Henry Taylor (1st XV captain 2011/12) has been selected for the England U20’s squad for the upcoming 6 nations tournament.…
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Climbing Club trip to Craggy Island, Sutton
| Climbing
With 2014 well underway and mock exams safely negotiated, the Climbing Club had a sociable outing to Craggy Island at…
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Lower Fifth Artists Go Natural!
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First hand research for the new Lower fifth art project theme of ‘ Natural Forms’ was the purpose of a…
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Doing Business in China
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On Friday 17th January, the Lower 6th and Upper 6th Business Studies students were treated to an interesting talk about…
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Helen Wareham Vocal Performance
| Music
On Wednesday 22nd January listeners in the packed Clive Stevens Recital Hall heard 21 singers showcasing what a wealth of…
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6th Form Purvis Society: ‘Tradition or Mission?’
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The Sixth Form Purvis Society was delighted to welcome The Reverend Canon Nigel Nicholson, a member of the Governing Body…
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Lower Sixth Lecture Series: Freddie Knoller, ‘Desperate Journeys’
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The 2014 Lower Sixth Lecture Series began with 92 year old Holocaust survivor, Freddie Knoller, speaking to a rapt audience…
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Youth Speaks!
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On the evening of Wednesday 22nd of January Cranleigh School hosted a Public Speaking competition called Youth Speaks, organised by…
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‘Young Minds’ represent Cranleigh at Young Enterprise ‘Y Factor’
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Eleven pupils from Cubitt and South recently represented the school at the annual Young Enterprise Trade Fair hosted at RGS…
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Symphonic Organ Sounds
| Chapel
Philip Scriven’s concert on the Mander Organ in Chapel on 29th January ended with the last movement of Tchaikovsky’s Fourth…
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Oxbridge Success
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Cranleigh has enjoyed pleasing success at Oxbridge entry this year, with four unconditional and four conditional offers in subjects ranging…
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Sixth Form Lecture Series: ‘THE PHYSICS OF ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY’
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On the January 30th the Physics Department hosted Dr Chris Warner who came to talk to Cranleigh’s budding 6th form…
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Strike up the Band
| Concert
The School Big Band held its annual Supper Dance on Friday 31st January in the Emm’s Centre atrium. A good…
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Lenten Addresses
| Chapel
This week John Adams and the Lent Address team have been with us at Cranleigh sharing from Luke’s Gospel Jesus’…
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Fingers on the Buzzers!
| Academic
Cubitt Grind Out Deserved Quiz Victory The Junior Schools Challenge final looked likely to be close but in the end…
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Ascending Scouts!
| Climbing
The Outdoor Ed Centre was visited by a pack of local Scouts on Friday 7th February who had been invited to…
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Night Navigation Exercise
Despite a fairly grim weather forecast, and the usual hectic nature of life at Cranleigh, thirty Gold D of E…
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Touraid Interaction
| Charity
TOURAID – tackling child poverty through sport! On Wednesday 5th February the Cranleigh and St Joseph’s School Interact Club were…
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The Magic and Enchantment of Into the Woods
| Drama
“Into the Woods” genuinely transformed the Cranleigh School Speech Hall into the fairy-tale world which the over-arching slogan in the…
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L6th Mid-Year Art Exhibition
| Art
A small private view was held on Monday February 3rd for a two-week exhibition of work by Lower Sixth artists. …
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Exploring The London Galleries
| Art
The art department has led three recent trips to London Galleries. The upper fifth visited Tate Britain to gain inspiration…
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Riders on Winning Form
| Riding
Riding is the only sport or activity at Cranleigh that fully involves pupils from 7-18, with teams being made up…
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U16 Girls Lift National Hockey Title
| Hockey
For the second year in succession Cranleigh are the Girls’ U16 National Hockey Champions! Having won their way through the…
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Professional Rugby Beckons!
| OC
Current pupils Sam Arnold and Charlie Piper have both signed professional rugby contracts with Ulster and Harlequins respectively. They join…
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House Bouldering Competition
| Climbing
The North House dominance of the house bouldering competition was finally broken on Tuesday. North had been undefeated until this…
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Bronze for Girls U14 Hockey Team
| Hockey
Following the success of the U16 girls on Wednesday, it was the turn of the U14 girls to contest their National…
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Exercise March Hare
| CCF
CCF OVERNIGHT TRAINING Once again the indomitable force of the (fictitious) Horseshoe Company, Cranleigh Rifles were called upon to deal…
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Helen Wareham Junior Woodwind and Brass Performance
| Music
Twenty Lower School musicians entertained the audience in the Clive Stevens Recital Hall on the last day of February in…
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CC Students Explore the British Museum
| Classics
On Wednesday 26 February, the LV Classical Civilisation pupils went to explore the 100 most significant objects in the British…
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U6 Particle Physics Masterclass at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
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On Tuesday 4th March the Physics Department took their U6th students to the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxford for a…
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