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School News News

Regional Hockey Success

17th September 201223rd February 2017 | Hockey

Congratulations to the following ten girls and five boys who have been selected for the Tier 1 competition stage of…
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Open Golf Trip

12th September 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th September 201223rd February 2017 | 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

6th September 20126th September 2012 | 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

6th September 20126th September 2012 | 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

4th September 201223rd February 2017 | Expeditions

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

23rd August 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th August 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th August 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th July 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th July 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th July 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th July 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th July 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th July 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

10th July 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

10th July 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

9th July 201223rd February 2017 | 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

6th July 201223rd February 2017 | Beyond Cranleigh

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

5th July 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

  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

5th July 201223rd February 2017 | 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

5th July 201223rd February 2017 | Expeditions

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

29th June 201223rd February 2017 | 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

29th June 201229th June 2012 | 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

27th June 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

26th June 201223rd February 2017 | Athletics

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’

25th June 201223rd February 2017 | 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

25th June 201223rd February 2017 | Foundation

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

20th September 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th June 201223rd February 2017 | Orienteering

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

20th June 201223rd February 2017 | 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

19th June 201223rd February 2017 | Athletics

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

19th June 201223rd February 2017 | 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

15th June 201223rd February 2017 | 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

14th June 201214th June 2012 | 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

11th June 201223rd February 2017 | 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

1st June 201223rd February 2017 | 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

30th May 201230th May 2012 | Athletics

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

30th May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

28th May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

21st May 201221st May 2012 | 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

21st May 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

21st May 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

21st May 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

17th May 201217th May 2012 | Athletics

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

15th May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

15th May 201215th May 2012 | Athletics

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

15th May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

11th May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th May 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

8th May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

4th May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

3rd May 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

1st May 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

1st May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

26th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

25th April 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

24th April 201223rd February 2017 | 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

24th April 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

24th April 201223rd February 2017 | 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

23rd April 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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’

23rd April 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th April 201223rd February 2017 | 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

19th April 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

18th April 201223rd February 2017 | 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

18th April 201223rd February 2017 | 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

18th April 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th April 201223rd February 2017 | Beyond Cranleigh

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

29th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

22nd March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

21st March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

21st March 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

20th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

16th May 201223rd February 2017 | 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

15th March 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

15th September 201223rd February 2017 | 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

15th March 20122nd November 2017 | 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?

15th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

15th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

12th March 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

12th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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”

5th March 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

5th March 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

5th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

1st March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

1st March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

29th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

27th February 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

27th March 201223rd February 2017 | 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

23rd February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

23rd February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

23rd February 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

23rd February 201223rd February 2017 | 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’

23rd February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

15th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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”

13th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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’

9th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

8th February 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

8th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

8th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

6th February 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

6th February 201223rd February 2017 | 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

2nd February 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

27th January 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

25th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

23rd January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

23rd January 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

23rd January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

17th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

16th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

13th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

13th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

12th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

5th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

5th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

5th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

30th January 201223rd February 2017 | 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

9th December 20119th December 2011 | 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’

6th December 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

6th December 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

5th December 201123rd February 2017 | 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

5th December 201123rd February 2017 | 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”

5th December 201123rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

5th December 201123rd February 2017 | 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

1st December 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

30th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

30th November 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

29th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

25th November 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

25th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

24th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

21st November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

21st November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

21st November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

17th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

16th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

15th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

11th November 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

11th November 201111th November 2011 | School News

The School marked Remembrance Day with a morning service and an evening performance of Rutter’s Requiem with poems by Gurney.

Bach Marathon Continues

9th November 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

7th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

7th November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

7th November 201123rd February 2017 | Beyond Cranleigh

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

3rd November 201123rd February 2017 | 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!

2nd November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

2nd November 201123rd February 2017 | 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

21st October 201123rd February 2017 | 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

20th October 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

17th October 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

17th October 201117th October 2011 | 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

13th October 201123rd February 2017 | 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

13th October 20112nd November 2017 | 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’

13th October 201123rd February 2017 | Business Studies

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

13th October 201123rd February 2017 | Cross Country

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

12th October 201123rd February 2017 | School News

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

27th October 201123rd February 2017 | 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’

10th October 201123rd February 2017 | 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

6th October 201123rd February 2017 | 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

6th October 201123rd February 2017 | 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

5th October 201123rd February 2017 | 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

5th October 201123rd February 2017 | Beyond Cranleigh

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

3rd October 201123rd February 2017 | 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

24th September 201223rd February 2017 | 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

26th September 201223rd February 2017 | 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

28th September 201223rd February 2017 | 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

28th September 201223rd February 2017 | 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

2nd October 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

2nd October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

2nd October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

10th October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

12th October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

15th October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

18th October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

26th October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

26th October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

31st October 201223rd February 2017 | Beyond Cranleigh

‘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

31st October 201223rd February 2017 | 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

5th November 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

5th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

8th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

8th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

8th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

8th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

8th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

8th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

13th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

13th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

14th November 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

14th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

16th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

16th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

19th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

19th November 201223rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

19th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

19th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

20th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

23rd November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

27th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

27th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

27th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

28th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

28th November 201223rd February 2017 | School News

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

28th November 201223rd February 2017 | 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

6th December 201223rd February 2017 | 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

7th December 201223rd February 2017 | 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

7th December 201223rd February 2017 | Beyond Cranleigh

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

9th January 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

14th January 201323rd February 2017 | 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

11th December 201223rd February 2017 | 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

17th December 201223rd February 2017 | 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

15th January 201323rd February 2017 | 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’

3rd May 201123rd February 2017 | 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

18th January 201323rd February 2017 | 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

21st January 201321st January 2013 | School News

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

21st January 201323rd February 2017 | 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

21st January 201323rd February 2017 | 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

21st January 201323rd February 2017 | 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

21st January 201323rd February 2017 | 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

28th January 201328th January 2013 | Outdoor Education

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

31st January 201323rd February 2017 | 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

3rd February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

4th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

5th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

5th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

6th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

7th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

7th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

8th February 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

8th February 20138th February 2013 | 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”

8th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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”

11th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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”

12th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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”

12th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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”

14th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

14th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

14th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

15th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

26th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

26th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

26th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

28th February 201323rd February 2017 | 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

1st March 20131st March 2013 | 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

1st March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

1st March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

1st March 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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

1st March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

4th March 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

4th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

5th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

6th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

6th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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”

7th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

14th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

13th March 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

14th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

16th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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’

16th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

18th March 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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

18th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

19th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

19th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

20th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

22nd March 201322nd March 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

20th March 201323rd February 2017 | 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

16th April 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

17th April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

18th April 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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

22nd April 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

22nd April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

22nd April 201322nd April 2013 | 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

23rd April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

30th April 201330th April 2013 | Beyond Cranleigh

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’

26th April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

26th April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

27th April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

27th April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

30th April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

30th April 201323rd February 2017 | 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

9th May 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

16th May 201323rd February 2017 | 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

10th May 201323rd February 2017 | 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

15th May 201323rd February 2017 | 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!

14th May 201323rd February 2017 | 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

18th May 201323rd February 2017 | 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)

17th May 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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

17th May 201323rd February 2017 | 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’

21st May 201323rd February 2017 | 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

21st May 201323rd February 2017 | 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

15th May 201323rd February 2017 | 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

5th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

7th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

6th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

10th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

10th June 201323rd February 2017 | Athletics

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”

14th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

17th June 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

17th June 201317th June 2013 | 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

22nd June 201323rd February 2017 | 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)

22nd June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

25th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

22nd June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

22nd June 201323rd February 2017 | Beyond Cranleigh

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

22nd June 201322nd June 2013 | 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

25th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

26th June 201323rd February 2017 | Expeditions

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

26th June 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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

27th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

28th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

28th June 201323rd February 2017 | 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

1st July 201323rd February 2017 | Community

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

3rd July 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

9th August 201323rd February 2017 | 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

15th August 201323rd February 2017 | 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

12th July 201323rd February 2017 | 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

24th August 201323rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

16th September 201323rd February 2017 | 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

16th September 201323rd February 2017 | 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

16th September 201323rd February 2017 | 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

18th September 201323rd February 2017 | 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

18th September 201323rd February 2017 | 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

18th September 201323rd February 2017 | 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

23rd September 201323rd February 2017 | 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

30th September 201323rd February 2017 | 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!

30th September 201323rd February 2017 | 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

30th September 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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

2nd October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

7th October 20137th October 2013 | 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!

8th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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!

10th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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!

14th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

14th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

14th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

15th October 201315th October 2013 | 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

15th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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!

17th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

17th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

18th October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

31st October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

31st October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

31st October 201323rd February 2017 | 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

31st October 201323rd February 2017 | 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?’

1st November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

10th October 201310th October 2013 | 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

4th November 20134th November 2013 | 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

8th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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”

11th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

13th November 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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!

14th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

15th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

18th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

21st November 201321st November 2013 | 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

21st November 201323rd February 2017 | Academic

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!

25th November 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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

25th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

25th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

21st November 201323rd February 2017 | Academic

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

27th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

27th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

28th November 201323rd February 2017 | Academic

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!

26th November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

29th November 201323rd February 2017 | School News

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

22nd November 201323rd February 2017 | 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

2nd December 201323rd February 2017 | 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

2nd December 20132nd November 2017 | 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

2nd December 201323rd February 2017 | Beyond Cranleigh

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

4th December 201323rd February 2017 | 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

29th November 201323rd February 2017 | Academic

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

6th December 201323rd February 2017 | 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

10th December 201323rd February 2017 | 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

9th January 201423rd February 2017 | Hockey

Good luck to the U16 girls who are off to play in the National Indoor Final tomorrow.

OC Makes International Rugby Debut

10th January 201423rd February 2017 | 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

10th January 201423rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

10th December 201323rd February 2017 | Academic

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

9th December 20139th December 2013 | School News

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)

20th January 201423rd February 2017 | 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

20th January 201423rd February 2017 | 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!

18th January 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

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

22nd January 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

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

24th January 201423rd February 2017 | 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?’

24th January 201424th January 2014 | Academic

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’

24th January 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

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!

29th January 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

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’

29th January 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

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

30th January 201423rd February 2017 | 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

3rd February 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

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’

4th February 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

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

4th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

5th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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!

7th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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!

8th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

10th February 201423rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

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

9th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

11th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

14th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

14th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

24th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

27th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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!

27th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

27th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

28th February 201423rd February 2017 | 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

3rd March 201423rd February 2017 | 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

3rd March 201423rd February 2017 | 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

27th February 201427th February 2014 | 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

5th March 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

On Tuesday 4th March the Physics Department took their U6th students to the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxford for a…
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Greek Theatre Comes Alive!

6th March 201423rd February 2017 | Classics

On Wednesday the 12th February, LVth and UVth Greek students got a chance to see ancient Greek in its full…
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Her Majesty’s Ambassador, HMA Dominic Jermey CVO, OBE visits Cranleigh Abu Dhabi

6th March 201423rd February 2017 | School News

The construction of the new Cranleigh Abu Dhabi School is well under way and Brendan Law, Headmaster, and Veronica Evans,…
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Phantom of the Opera

8th March 201423rd February 2017 | Music

On Wednesday March 5, a 150-strong audience was treated to an evening which they are unlikely to forget in a…
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Representative rugby honours

8th March 201423rd February 2017 | Rugby

Two ex Cranleigh 1st XV players (2010/11) represented both Wales and England on Friday night. Henry Taylor started for England U20’s…
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Junior Dashwood Piano and Jack Cook Strings Performance Evening

10th March 201423rd February 2017 | Music

Many played (13) but few (6) could be chosen, in this evening of Junior performances. But the last was most…
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‘Waterside B’ Kayak Race

10th March 201423rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

Sunday witnessed a further outbreak of glorious spring weather and the first of our ‘Waterside’ kayaking events this year –…
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Comedy Club in Cranleigh

3rd March 201423rd February 2017 | School News

On Saturday 1st March, a small contingent of Cranleigh boys and girls set off with me for the Cranleigh Arts…
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Weather kind to Silver D of E Expeditionists!

12th March 201423rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

Last year it was snowing; the year before it was freezing; the year before that it was both snowing and…
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Head of Swimming bound for World Championships!

13th March 201423rd February 2017 | School News

On the 8th and 9th March our Head of Swimming, Will Philpot, travelled to Ponds Forge in Sheffield for the…
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CC Trip to Euripides’ Medea

13th March 201423rd February 2017 | Classics

On Tuesday 11th March, members of  Cranleigh’s U5th Classical Civilisation class went to London for a showing of Euripides’ Medea, put…
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The real Lord of the Rings; myths with music and pictures

15th March 201423rd February 2017 | Purvis Society

The Sixth Form Purvis Society was delighted to welcome Mr Guy Waller to deliver the last of the term’s Sixth…
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Exploring Art History

18th March 201423rd February 2017 | Art

It’s a Friday afternoon and our Lower Sixth artists are confronted by the bubbling enthusiasm of Alexandra Fielding, from ‘Art…
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U5th French Trip to Nice

18th March 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

On Sunday 16th February 17 upper fifth formers and three members of staff flew from Gatwick to Nice for a…
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Classics in Cambridge

19th March 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

On Tuesday 18th of March, the L6th classics students visited Cambridge to help further their understanding of free standing sculpture in…
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Drivers Star in National Karting Championship

19th March 201423rd February 2017 | School News

Three North House L6th pupils have rocketed through to the South East regional final of the coveted British Schools Karting Championship…
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Cubittians Tread the Boards!

21st March 201423rd February 2017 | Drama

The History Boys Alan Bennett’s play is an ambitious and interesting choice for a house play.  It asks some important…
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West Wows the Teechers!

21st March 201423rd February 2017 | Drama

‘Teechers’ has now become something of a period piece: I rather suspect the actors I saw in Cranleigh’s last house…
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Helen Wareham Final

24th March 201423rd February 2017 | Music

In the senior Helen Wareham final adjudicator Gill Johnston awarded the string prize to double-bassist Harrison White for his dextrous…
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DW Team Step Up a Gear

26th March 201423rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

Last Sunday saw another training race instalment for this year’s Cranleigh kayaking squad as they prepare for the Devizes-Westminster International…
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Loveday Raise Record Amount for Charity!

28th March 201423rd February 2017 | Charity

On a crisp Sunday morning in the month of March, 2014, a medley of emotions were displayed from the four…
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Rugby Sevens Squad Make School History

28th March 201423rd February 2017 | Rugby

The sevens season finished with a real bang for the School. The U18 squad made it all the way to…
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When in Spain!

21st April 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

Seville Exchange 2014 We took 13 Lower Fifth Spanish students to San Francisco de Paula, our partner school situated right…
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Gold D of E Practice: Black Mountains

21st April 201423rd February 2017 | Expeditions

On the Wednesday before Easter two groups set off from Cranleigh to undertake their Gold Practice in the Black Mountains…
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CCF Easter Camp Adventures

10th April 201423rd February 2017 | CCF

Twelve cadets and three members of staff left Cranleigh straight after the end of term assembly for the drive up…
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Iola Strikes Out on the Fairways

22nd April 201423rd February 2017 | Golf

Iola Andrew (South 4th Form) has had a very successful Easter break on the golf course; she has picked up 2…
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Riders Sweep the Board at Surrey Championships

22nd April 201423rd February 2017 | School News

Cranleigh riders were on fine form at the recent Surrey County Challenge held at Great Bookham Equestrian Centre.  Most of…
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DW 2014: PADDLING FOR A HARD EARNED MEDAL

23rd April 201423rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

The Devizes–Westminster International Canoe Race organisers proclaim of this event (without any undue exaggeration): “The race is a severe test…
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Camping Wild on Gold D of E Practice Expedition!

30th March 201423rd February 2017 | Outdoor Education

The last day of term saw 18 students, 5 staff and 2 dogs powering their way up the M6 to…
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A Greek Experience

9th April 201423rd February 2017 | Academic

Between 28 March and 2 April, 28 fifth form Latin, Ancient Greek and Classical Civilisation pupils toured the greatest sites…
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Former 1st XV Captain on his way to the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.

28th April 201423rd February 2017 | Rugby

Henry Taylor (1st XV captain 2011) has been selected as part of a 25 man squad to travel to New Zealand this summer to…
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Riders on the National Podium

28th April 201423rd February 2017 | Riding

Cranleigh riders were on the national podium again this weekend when the Novice team finished in bronze medal position at…
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Maths Honours for Tom

1st May 20142nd November 2017 | Academic

The Senior Maths Challenge held in November involved maths students from both sixth form years and over half the students who sat…
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Gala Orchestral and Choral Concert at G Live

2nd May 201423rd February 2017 | Music

At the start of his final term at Cranleigh, Guy Waller was keen to let the G Live audience know…
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West Goes Around The World in 80 Ways for Charity

6th May 201423rd February 2017 | Charity

On Saturday 26th April, the girls of West House spent an afternoon and evening taking part in 80 different activities…
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Summer Concert

7th May 201423rd February 2017 | Music

The Summer Concert remains a Summer Term concert, even if examination schedules led to a date of May 2nd. There…
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England Call-Up for Charlotte and Megan

7th May 201423rd February 2017 | Hockey

Two members of the current U5th, Charlotte Calnan and Megan Batchelor (West House), were selected to play for the England…
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Weather Causes Frustrations for Cricketers

13th May 201423rd February 2017 | Cricket

The start of the summer term has been a frustrating one for all cricketers. At this stage in the season…
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CRANLEIGH HOSTS 5th ANNUAL GIRLS’ GOLF COMPETITION

21st May 201423rd February 2017 | Golf

Last Friday Cranleigh hosted their 5th annual Invitation Golf Competition for Under 13 and Under 15 girls. A record 24 players…
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Success for Cranleigh Cricket

21st May 201421st May 2014 | Cricket

Early this week Cranleigh’s talented Under 15 cricket side, progressed into the semi-final of the South Division of the Taverners’…
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Riding in the Queen’s Back Garden!

21st May 201423rd February 2017 | Riding

Cranleigh riders divided forces last Saturday, with the seniors taking on the challenge of the Royal Windsor show jumping and…
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London Design Trip

22nd May 201422nd May 2014 | Design

Lower Fifth Form Design students enjoyed a capital trip to London last week, taking in the iconic architecture of the…
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Art and Design Students In The Limelight

23rd May 201423rd February 2017 | Art

The private view of the Art and Design exhibitions took place on Thursday evening. The studios were buzzing as the…
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Spotlight on Junior Thespians

23rd May 201423rd February 2017