The 1st XV ended their extraordinary season with a win over Canford on Saturday that left them unbeaten. They also…
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1st XV End Unbeaten Season at Top of Table
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Young Voter Hustings at Cranleigh
| Academic
On Thursday evening Cranleigh hosted a young voter election hustings event in advance of the upcoming general election. Students from…
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Cranleigh Christmas Concert
| Concert
The traditional end of year concert featuring performances from all the major ensembles was an event of high-quality enjoyed by…
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La Navidad Sixth Form Evening
| Spanish
On Wednesday 27th November, Cranleigh’s Sixth Form students of Spanish participated in the annual Spanish Department Sixth Form Evening. The…
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Professional Suppers
| Careers
On Monday evening we hosted our second Professional Supper of the term, for over 20 pupils who are interested in…
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ISA Climbing Competition
| Climbing
The second ever ISA climbing competition was held in Worcester, at the Red Point climbing wall. It was a fairly…
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Finals for Four Indoor Hockey Teams
| Hockey
Over the past two weeks the indoor hockey season has swung into gear and for only the second time in…
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In at the Deep End Review
| Concert
In a change of format for the Concert Series, Richard Saxel began this evening concert by interviewing two opera stars…
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Chelsea FC Trip
| Trips
On Tuesday 26th November BTEC sports took a trip to Chelsea’s Cobham training ground to gain insight to the logistics…
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King Charles III: Review
| Drama
Over the course of last week, Speech Hall was abuzz with the senior play; the culmination of months of hard…
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Cranleigh rugby hits the national stage
| Rugby
Cranleigh rugby received national press and made the top three in the country in the same week. The Schools 1st…
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Martlet Opening
| martlet
Cranleigh formally opened a new girls’ boarding house to enhance its dedicated boarding community. The opening follows a period of…
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Top 100 for Cranleigh Cricket
| Cricket
Cranleigh has once again been listed in the top 100 schools for cricket in The Cricketer’s Guide to 2020. All…
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Cranleigh Triumph at the BSA Festival of Public Speaking
Cranleigh won best overall school at the annual BSA Festival of Public Speaking on Saturday. The event held at Gordon’s…
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CCF Kayaking Course
| CCF
Over long leave, CCF cadet William M. attended the kayaking 2* foundation course with the Cadet Centre for Adventurous Training,…
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CCF Remembrance Day Parade
| CCF
Over the last few weeks, Cranleigh Cadets have been sorting uniform and practising their drill in preparation for the Remembrance…
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Music for Remembrance
| Music
In a busy modern world we rarely have the time to reflect and contemplate. It is perhaps symptomatic of our…
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Everest Base Camp Training Trip
| CCF
In preparation for our trek to Everest Base Camp in March/April 2020, a group of us going on the trip,…
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Design Engineering Munich Trip
On the 23rd October, a group of 25 Design Engineers set off for Munich in the early hours of the…
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Girls Inter-House Bouldering Competition
On the 5th November the girls Houses took part in the first bouldering comp of the year. Teams of three…
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Cranleigh China Breaks Ground
Cranleigh China launched this week with a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the first planned school in Chengdu, capital…
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Sixth Form Art Tour to Paris
| Art
Paris is close and easy to get to; it’s the most visited city in Europe and one of the most…
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Exercise Tiger Cub
| CCF
On the 23rd October the Contingent were deployed to Kent and took over a farm complex on an Army training…
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National Medal Haul for Riding Team
| Riding
Cranleigh riders stormed their way to four national team titles, two individual National titles, one team silver, one individual silver…
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Half Term Rugby Round Up
| Rugby
With half term just around the corner, the rugby club can look back on what has been an action packed…
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Art Workshop Afternoon
| Academic
Last week, Lower Fifth artists enjoyed an afternoon of sustained art-making as part of their year 10 GCSE course. Working…
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Silent Pool Business Studies Trip
| Academic
On Monday 14th October over 30 Business Studies students (U6th) went to visit the ‘Silent Pool’ Gin Distillery in nearby…
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Professional Orchestra Experience Day
| Music
On Sunday 6th October, 28 visiting student musicians from local schools, and nearly fifty professional orchestral players gathered under the…
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Riders Head for the NSEA National Championships
| Riding
It has been a busy few weeks for the riding team, with competitions every weekend in the final qualification race…
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Print and Sculpture Workshops for visiting Year 6 Artists
| Art
This Autumn we have enjoyed two afternoons of workshops for Year 6 pupils and we were delighted to welcome Highfield…
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Independent Boarding School of the Year Finalist
Cranleigh is a Boarding finalist in the prestigious Independent Schools of the Year 2019. Pupils and staff are celebrating after…
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CCF STEM Trip
| CCF
On Friday 27th September 12 Cadets from the CCF volunteered to attend a STEM careers fair at the Royal Military…
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Tom Avery Lecture
We were delighted to welcome Mr James Tennant to give this term’s lecture on his experiences around the world prospecting…
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Upper Fifth Artists Visit to Chichester Galleries
| Academic
On Tuesday 24th September, Upper Fifth artists travelled to Chichester to view artwork in two contrasting venues. Pallant House Gallery…
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Cranleigh Ski Team ESSKIA Champs
| Skiing
Cranleigh Ski Team competed in the ESSKIA (English Schools Ski Association) Championship qualifier on Sunday 15th September. This would be…
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Cranleigh Racing Crowned Best Newcomers
On Sunday 15th September 2019 Cranleigh Racing took part in their first Greenpower event at Dunsfold Park. The team worked…
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Martlet Charity Sleep Out
| Charity
With the combined excitement of a new school year and the opening of our new boarding house, the Martlet girls…
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Cranleighans Make England Training Squads
| Hockey
Following the Futures Cup at the end of August, Cranleigh have seven athletes across all four squads attending the first…
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Summer Rugby Success
| Rugby
During the summer holidays a number of current Cranleigh pupils represented a variety of professional clubs with some also going…
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Gold DofE Expedition to the Lake District
I did check the calendar; it was August; we were in the Northern Hemisphere and it was still supposedly summer.…
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Cranleigh Makes the Grade
| Academic
Our pupils are celebrating record GCSE results, with 20% of all grades a 9 and nearly half of all grades…
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Excellent A Level Results
| Academic
We’re celebrating another excellent set of A Level results, with 77 per cent of grades at A*-B and an overall…
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CCF Summer Camp 2019
| CCF
On the 6th of July 19 members of the CCF travelled to St Martins Plain in Folkestone, Kent for a…
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Silver DofE Expedition – Summer 2019
End of term prom the night before, probably wasn’t the best prelude to any DofE expedition. Nonetheless, 17 Silver candidates…
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OCS stumps up Cricket funds
| Cricket
As cricket continues to go from strength to strength, the school has recently purchased the first part of the Pitch…
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New School Certificate in Philosophy
A new qualification in philosophy for GCSE and pre-GCSE level students launched yesterday. Developed in partnership between Cranleigh School and…
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Bronze D of E Qualifying Expedition
As usual the advent of a Bronze DofE Expedition was heralded in the Houses by additional trip hazards cluttering up…
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Cranleigh Recognised in Enterprise Awards
SME News Magazine has crowned Cranleigh the Best Independent School 2019 – South East England in the 2019 UK Enterprise…
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South East Selection for Three Cranleigh Riders
| Riding
Three Cranleigh School riders have been selected for the South East U18 Eventing team who will compete at the British…
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Lower Sixth Form Politics students discuss Conservative leadership candidates in new podcast
| Academic
Tory leadership is the subject of this afternoon’s recording of The Other Place, a politics podcast produced by Cranleigh’s Head…
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Cranleigh China Education Group
Cranleigh School’s partnership in China with the Cogdel Education Group was formally agreed at the Department for International Trade today. …
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Cranleighans win hockey golds at club Nationals
| Hockey
Just before Long Leave a number of our hockey players were successful at the National Junior Club Finals. Zoe Allchurch…
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Surrey Championships
Following a hugely successful trials day at Charterhouse, the following pupils were selected to represent Waverley at the recent Surrey…
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High School Musical Junior Production
| Drama
Cranleigh School’s Junior Production merrily sprinkles some much-needed musical sweetness over school life at the perfect time of term, when…
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Dressage Success for Darcey Blaze
| Riding
Cranleigh School Equestrian team’s youngest member, Prep School pupil Darcey Blaze Marcus, has been selected to represent British Dressage Southern…
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Exhibition Opening
| Art
Our annual A Level and GCSE Art exhibition opening was held just before half term with 17 Upper Sixth and…
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Art School Places won by A level Artists
| Academic
We are delighted that five Upper Sixth Form artists are off to art school next year, and feel this reflects…
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Siena earns her first England cap
| Hockey
Siena K. has just made her debut for England under 16 Girls against Scotland. The selection process started at the…
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Maya accepted onto Yale Summer Programme
| Academic
Congratulations to Sixth Former Maya M. who passed Yale University’s rigorous selection process to win a place on its prestigious…
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Cranleigh Sailing Team Success at BSDRA
| Sailing
Six pupils took part in the British Schools Dinghy Racing Association (BSDRA) Southern Championships last week, with the Cranleigh team…
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Tom Avery Lecture – The Boy from the Wild
On Thursday evening we were treated to a visit from OC Peter Meyer to give this term’s Tom Avery Lecture.…
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Lower Sixth Geology Field Trip to Arran
| Academic
Due to the small numbers studying the two year AS geology course this year, we were able to save a…
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van Hasselt Award Launch
| Academic
To coincide with the opening of the new van Hasselt Centre, the humanities departments at Cranleigh have launched the van…
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Awesome Book Awards 2019
Hundreds of young readers from across the South East gathered together for a celebration of children’s fiction at the Awesome…
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Indoor Ski Championship
| Skiing
Cranleigh’s third year competing at the ISSC Indoor Ski Championship was a resounding success. With just four of the ‘elite’…
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Bronze Practice Expedition
Fifty one students set out on their Bronze Practice Expedition this weekend on the 28th April. The weather held up…
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Cricket Update
| Cricket
As with so many sports, the cricket season does not start and end in the Summer Term. Over the Easter…
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Futures Bright for Cranleigh School
| vhc
An innovative new academic building, named after former Headmaster Marc van Hasselt, opened today in a ceremony led by the…
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Gold DofE Expedition
On Monday 8th April the team met at the OEC, checked kit, re-packed and loaded onto the bus before making…
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Rugby Honours
| Rugby
Over the Easter break several Cranleigh pupils have been involved in playing representative rugby. Hayden Hyde was selected for Ireland…
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CCF AT Camp
| CCF
The aim of this years Adventure Training Camp was to ‘develop individual courage and leadership skills through controlled exposure to…
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Gold DofE Practice Expedition
While the rest of the School was filing into Speech Hall for final assembly, the first of the Gold DofE…
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Greg granted SportsAid Award
| Tennis
On Tuesday evening, Greg S was awarded the SportsAid Award at the RBC Athlete Launch in London, alongside 49 other…
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Silver for Will in Schools International XC
On Saturday 23rd March, Will B. represented England as part of the England Cross Country Team at the SIAB Schools…
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Lower Sixth View Maverick Artists
| Academic
Last week, Lower Sixth artists travelled to Tate Modern to view exhibitions by Franz West and Dorothea Tanning. The visit…
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U15 Fives Players at Nationals
| Fives
For the first time in over a decade, Cranleigh fielded a team in the U15 Eton Fives Nationals at Shrewsbury…
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Cranleigh Careers Fair
| Careers
On Monday 18th March, the van Hasselt Centre was a hive of activity as it held is first careers since…
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Fourth Form Kayaking Trip
| Canoeing
Eight Fourth Form boys opted for kayaking as a priority time session during the Lent term. Taking place every Monday…
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Cross Country Silver for Will
Congratulations to Will B. who went up against the best athletes from each of the 46 counties in England, coming…
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Lower Sixth Form Mid Year Exhibition 2019
| Academic
The 2019 Lower Sixth Form mid-year exhibition opened this week with work from the first six months of the A…
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Punk Rock opening night: A wake up call for our times?
| Academic
At the end of the play, 17 year old Will Carlisle asks his psychologist, played by Annie Chrispin, what it…
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Cranleigh decides to ‘remain’ in meaningful vote
| Academic
On Tuesday this week, a few hours in advance of Theresa May trying and failing again to get her EU…
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Surrey Dressage Title for Sixth Consecutive Year
| Riding
Cranleigh riders have had two successful weekends in the saddle since half term, retaining their Surrey Dressage title for the…
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From Rudgwick to the Rock
| Netball
Congratulations to Sadhbh S. who represented Ireland U17 Netball at the European Challenge in Gibraltar at the weekend. The 12…
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Helen Wareham Final Concert
| Music
Twelve of the top Sixth Form musicians competed for the coveted Speech Day performance prizes in the Grand Final of…
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Robotics Team Crowned National Skills Champions
| Academic
Cranleigh’s Robotics Team won the title of National Skills Champions at the VEX Robotics UK National Championships. The “Skills” element…
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A Touch of Trifarious
| Music
On Wednesday 27th February Cranleigh was very lucky to be visited by Trifarious (violin/viola, saxophone/clarinet, piano) as part of the…
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World Quad Tandem Championships: Tom Avery Lecture
OC’s Nat MacAleese and Angus Young came back to deliver this term’s Tom Avery Lecture on Thursday 28th February. …
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Wearable Tech Wins Top Design Award
| Academic
Congratulations to Sixth Former, Andy K., who has been awarded a prestigious award for high school students by Cornell University…
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Cricketers Bowled Over by Sri Lanka Tour
| Cricket
Fourteen pupils from various years enjoyed a ten-day cricket tour to Sri Lanka over the recent half term break. Four…
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International Rugby Honours
| Rugby
Although the School 1st XV rugby season is over, a number of players have been representing their clubs, county and…
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Top County Running Honours
Trail runner Will B. has scooped the Surrey County Athletic Association’s Men’s/Boy’s Cross-Country Award for his outstanding performances over the…
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Helen Wareham Dashwood Piano Performance
| Music
The 2019 Cyril Dashwood Piano Competition provided a varied and exciting evening of performances from our talented young pianists. The…
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House Debating: Success for Cubitt/South and Loveday/Rhodes
| Academic
The annual house debating competitions at Cranleigh are regarded as one of the most prestigious academic accolades to win, leading…
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Lower Fifth artists visit Tate Modern
| Academic
Lower Fifth artists had a fantastic time on a trip to Tate Modern this week. The curation of Tate Modern’s…
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Lower Sixth Artists Projection Workshop
| Academic
On Tuesday 5th February, artist Rebecca Loweth led a workshop for our Lower Sixth artists all about projection. Using imagery…
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Jack Cook Strings Performance
| Concert
On Friday 8th February, it was the turn of Cranleigh’s string players to compete in the Jack Cook Strings section…
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Prestigious Flying Scholarship Award for Cranleigh Sixth Former
My 12 hour flying scholarship, awarded by the Air Cadet Pilot Scheme, was for a 10 day course held at…
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Breaking into Law
| Careers
Cranleigh Futures’ recent Law Supper welcomed solicitors, barristers and a judge from our parent and alumni groups. All shared words…
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Helen Wareham Pat Dixon Woodwind Performance
| Academic
On Wednesday 23rd January Cranleigh Music held its annual Helen Wareham Pat Dixon Woodwind Performance in the recital hall. A…
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Pupils win Gold at National Indoor Trophy
| Hockey
Pupils Coca Hall and Rosie Hope won gold medals as part of the East Grinstead women’s squad that took the…
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Dangerous Minds Speak Out
Cranleigh’s brand new public speaking championship Dangerous Minds saw six contestants from across the school go head-to-head to pitch their…
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New Project Research Trip: Upper Fifth at the V&A
| Academic
For an exam art project, it’s always good to look widely for inspiration and the Victoria and Albert Museum, where…
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Girls Success at National Fives Festival
| Fives
On Wednesday 23rd January four girls made the journey to Eton, to take on over 70 others from schools across…
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Three Cranleigh Boys Win National Indoor Hockey Title
| Hockey
Freddy Esplen, Will Tristem and Jasper Wilson were integral parts of the victorious Guildford under 18 Boys team that took…
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U16 Girls Win National Indoor Hockey Title
| Hockey
At the end of a long weekend, the U16 Girls were crowned national indoor champions after a titanic struggle with…
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Business Studies Lecture: The Importance of Customer Innovation at Amazon
| Academic
On Friday 11th January, we were delighted to host Rob Merry (Old Cranleighan, 1 North). Speaking to the Lower Sixth…
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Girls U16 and U18 South Indoor Champions
| Hockey
A busy week for both girls’ and boys’ hockey resulted in both girls’ indoor squads qualifying for the National Finals…
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Narnia
| Academic
Can you imagine a world without Christmas? Can you imagine a perpetual winter that never ends, a subjugated people forever…
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Helen Wareham Competition: Vocal Performance
| Music
The annual Vocal Performance of the Helen Wareham Competition is always a popular event and this year was no exception,…
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Spanish Sixth Form Evening: ¡Viva la revolución!
| Spanish
On Wednesday 28th November, Sixth Form Students of Spanish and various members of staff gathered in Señorita Shairp’s classroom for…
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Model United Nations Conference
| Academic
Four students travelled to the London Oratory School Model United Nations conference to debate as representatives of Iran. All delegates…
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Community Service Update
It’s been a busy term for Community Service Programme, with pupils working hard to contribute to local good causes. Fifteen…
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Upper Sixth Form Business Studies Trip
| Academic
On Monday 3rd December, 17 Upper Sixth Form Business Studies students were treated to a visit behind the scenes of…
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‘Youth Messiah’ at The Royal Albert Hall
| Music
On Sunday 2nd December the School Choir joined over 1,200 children from schools and youth choirs all over the country,…
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U18 Girls and Boys Reach Indoor Regional Finals
| Hockey
The U18 Boys and Girls both reached their Regional Indoor Hockey Finals, joining the U16 Boys and Girls who got…
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CCF Remembrance Week
| CCF
Remembrance is an important week for everyone, and having Cadets in the school adds a bit of reality to it…
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U16 Girls and U16 Boys both Reach Regional Indoor Hockey Finals
| Hockey
The Under 16 Boys stormed through to reach the Regional Indoor Hockey Finals at Whitgift last week. The following day…
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Cranleigh Shortlisted for Boarding School of the Year Award
We are delighted to announce that Cranleigh has been shortlisted for Boarding School of the Year 2019 in the Times…
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Greece or Rome?
| Academic
Wednesday night saw the latest iteration of the Cranleigh-Reed’s Classics debate. 18 intrepid Classicists made their way up the A3…
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Under 14 Girls Progress to South Knockout Stages
| Hockey
Having qualified through the Surrey Heats and then last week come third at the Surrey Finals with a creditable 2-0…
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Researching Contemporary Artists
| Academic
Last week, Upper Sixth Form artists travelled to two London galleries in order to research and be inspired by seeing…
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Long Leave Trip to Iceland
| Academic
In Michaelmas half-term 70 students and seven teachers managed to pull themselves out of bed at three o’clock in the…
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Exercise Tiger Club
| CCF
As the School departed for Long Leave the CCF formed up at the Outdoor Ed centre and set off to…
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New Politics Blog
| Academic
Cranleigh has launched a Politics Blog focusing on both UK and Global political affairs. This initiative has been mostly driven…
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National Title for Josh
| Riding
Cranleigh riders had a busy start to the half term break with four days of competition at the NSEA National…
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Merriman Orchestra Professional Experience Day and Concert
| Music
Cranleigh is fortunate to have enjoyed over a decade of affiliation with the professional Merriman Concert Orchestra who have given…
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BTEC Sports Trip
The BTEC Sport students were invited to tour the Arsenal FC training centre and meet the nutritionalist and lead sports…
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Riding Roundup
| Riding
At the start of half term 16 horses and riders will represent Cranleigh at the National Schools Equestrian Association Championships…
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Music to Delight
| Music
Friday evening’s concert featured the eight Junior Music Scholars in repertoire ranging from Vivaldi to Elton John, and with a…
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Lower Fifth Art Workshop
| Art
Lower Fifth artists recently enjoyed an afternoon of sustained practical work in the Woodyer Studios, working in all four of…
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National Boarding Day
Cranleigh celebrated National Boarding Day doing what it does: after a morning of lessons and tutorials, there were 29 boys’…
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Prep Schools Art Workshops
| Art
The art department was delighted to welcome an enthusiastic and skilful group of Year 6 pupils from both Pennthorpe School and…
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Verbatim Workshop
| Drama
On Wednesday 26th October our Sixth Form Drama students took part in a verbatim workshop run by The Paper Birds…
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Upper Fifth Artists Journey to Tate Britain
| Art
This week the Upper Fifth artists visited Tate Britain to spend time looking at artwork first hand. Sketching and note…
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Senior Music Scholars Showcase Talent
| Music
The first concert of the new academic year saw the six Senior Music Scholars present substantial works in a varied…
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The Soldier’s Tale
| Music
The new Concert Series got off to a superb start with a well-chosen selection of 20th century music stylistically appropriate…
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The Jungle Theatre Trip
| Drama
The Redgrave Theatre Society enjoyed a weekend trip to see The Jungle, a powerful dramatic portrayal of life in the…
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Tom Avery Lecture: India Expedition
Last night the intrepid Cranleigh expeditioners from this summer’s trip to India told the tale of their Himalayan odyssey. After…
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Sailing Success for Piers
| Sport
Congratulations to Piers Nicholls who achieved second placing in the 29er National Championships. The 29er is a two-person dinghy and…
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CCF Summer Camp 2018
| CCF
During the summer holidays, 13 members of the CCF deployed to Nescliffe Army Camp to take part in 11 Brigade…
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Gold D of E Assessed Expedition: Lake District
This year the Gold group decided to visit the Lake District for their Assessed Expedition. Stunning scenery, wonderful wild camps…
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England Hockey Summer Round-Up
| Sport
It has been a busy summer for Cranleigh hockey players as they continued with their sport outside of school. Pippa…
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Silver and Gold in National School Games
| Sport
Congratulations to Greg Slade who scooped two top medals at the 2018 National School Games Finals at Loughborough University over…
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GCSE Pupils Make the Grade
| Academic
Year 11 pupils maintained last year’s record GCSE results, with 26% of all grades a 9, and 55% of all…
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Josh Rides to Success
| Riding
Josh Moore has followed his success at the BE U18 National Championships with a phenomenal weekend at the Pony Club…
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Excellent A Level and EPQ Results
| Academic
Students achieved an excellent set of A Level results this year, with 80 per cent of grades at A*-B and…
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Summer Success for Cranleigh Riders
| Sport
The Equestrian team have continued their run of success over the summer holiday with an outstanding performance by the Junior…
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India Expedition
| Trips
Revoltingly early on the Monday after Speech Day, before the end of term dust had even thought of settling, a…
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Silver D of E Assessed Expedition
Having had their Prom only hours before, the ‘arrival of the living dead’ best describes the gathering of bleary eyed candidates…
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University Days
| Careers
On Friday the Lower Sixth headed off in three different directions to visit Bath, Birmingham and Oxford Brookes University in…
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Bronze D of E Expedition
We are just back from a glorious Assessed Expedition in the local Surrey Hills. Twelve separate Bronze teams were on…
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U14 Mixed-Doubles Tennis Victory
| Tennis
To end the tennis season, we have a tradition of playing mixed-doubles fixtures on the last Saturday of term. This…
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European Bouldering Bronze for Matilda
| Sport
Congratulations to Matilda Collins who recently scooped third place in the European Youth Cup Bouldering Championships. Two hundred and twenty…
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A Junior Tennis Masterclass
| Sport
Yesterday afternoon, Cranleigh’s junior tennis players were treated to a feast of top quality coaching. Presiding over the session was…
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Cricket Round-Up
| Sport
As with so many sports, the cricket season does not start and end in the Summer term. Over the Easter…
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CCF: Female STEM Careers Showcase
| CCF
On Thursday 24th May, 14 female cadets from the Lower Fifth attended a STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) careers showcase…
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Lower Sixth Geology Field Trip to Arran
| Academic
“Why do we have to go all the way to Scotland to see rocks Sir?” For some reason “Because Arran…
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A Level and GCSE Art Exhibition Private View 2018
| Academic
The 2018 exhibitions of A Level and GCSE artwork opened on Thursday 24th May with a busy private view as…
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AS Performance
| Academic
On the 11th of May the Lower Sixth Form Drama students performed the first of their three Practical elements for…
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CCF Mess Dinner
| CCF
The Senior Cadets and members of staff who are leaving were dined out of the contingent on last Wednesday evening.…
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Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition
For many of the Lower Fifth Formers coming out on their Bronze practice expedition last weekend, this was their first…
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Flight Centre Schools’ Triathlon 2018
| Charity
Yesterday we welcomed almost 800 children from a range of prep schools to take part in our second Flight Centre…
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Three New Professional Rugby Contracts
| Rugby
Three of Cranleigh’s current rugby players have recently secured professional contracts. Harry Barlow has joined Harlequins on a two year…
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Business Studies Trip to Jaguar Land Rover
| Academic
Last week 25 Business Studies students were treated to a visit to one of the Jaguar Land Rover production sites,…
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U14 Girls Claim Third Place at Nationals
| Hockey
This week saw the under 14s at Lee Valley and just miss out on reaching the final by goal difference.…
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Headmaster Heads Up BSA Conference
Martin Reader, Chair of the Boarding Schools Association, gave several presentations on boarding to a gathered audience of Heads at…
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Under 16 Boys Claim National Hockey Bronze
| Hockey
Earlier this week over two days at Lee Valley Hockey Centre at the Olympic Park, the under 16 Boys’ were…
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Mini London Marathon Success for Will
Cranleigh School runner, Will Barnicoat, continued his recent running success when he took part in the 2018 Mini London Marathon…
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Riders Represent Surrey in Fine Style
| Riding
Cranleigh riders represented Surrey, as the Surrey Show Jumping and Dressage Champions, at the NSEA National County Championships which took…
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Jewels of the Baroque
| Music
The musical programme of the term got started in style this week with an unusual but fascinating hybrid of an…
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Harlequins Sign Ups
| Rugby
Harry Barlow and Hugh Tizard have joined a growing list of Cranleighans who have been rewarded for their hard work…
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CCF Easter Camp: Lake District
| CCF
On Saturday 24th March, 14 cadets travelled a long eight hours up to Lancashire to Halton Cadet Training Camp for the…
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Easter Hockey Round-Up
| Hockey
The Easter holidays saw a busy few weeks for Cranleigh hockey players. During the break, the England hockey under 18s…
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Devizes to Westminster International Canoe Race 2018
| Canoeing
This year was the 70thanniversary of the demanding four day, 125 mile paddle along the Kennet and Avon Canal to…
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Gold Practice Expedition
This year the Gold practice was significantly earlier than other years, as was abundantly clear from the paucity of lambs…
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Silver Duke of Edinburgh Practice Expedition
Surrey Hills: Wednesday 21st – Friday 23rd March Despite snow and ice only 48 hours previously, the weather turned kind…
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Cranleigh Runners-Up at Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens
| Rugby
Cranleigh have become the second school ever to win the Rosslyn Park HSBC National Schools Sevens Cup title twice in…
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U18 Girls Claim Silver at Outdoor Finals
| Hockey
The end of the Lent term saw the Girls’ U18s Hockey team take silver as they were crowned National Runners-Up…
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House Matches
| Sport
A fabulous finish to the Lent term with a host of House matches in lovely Spring weather. Wishing our whole…
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Top Marks for Geographer
| Academic
Congratulations to Benjy Chesser who achieved the highest score of all students sitting the AQA Geography GCSE exam last year. The…
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Classic and Contemporary on Lower Sixth Gallery trip
| Art
During the last week of term, Lower Sixth artists had a fantastic day in London visiting Tate Britain’s All Too…
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Musicians Provide a Stunning Final
| Music
Although hastily rescheduled to Monday 5th March following the snowy weather on the previous Friday, the Final of the Helen…
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Bath Cup 2018
| Swimming
On Friday 9th March, 12 of Cranleigh’s top swimmers took part in the Bath Cup and Otter Medley event at…
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U16 Boys Through to National Finals
| Hockey
The U16 Boys beat Kingston Grammar 2-0 in the South semi-final yesterday, to qualify for the National Finals at the…
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Lower Sixth Mid-Year Exhibition
| Art
Parents, staff and fellow pupils all enjoyed the opening viewing of the Lower Sixth mid-year exhibition in the Woodyer Studios…
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UK Cross Country Champion
Congratulations to Will Barnicoat, who is officially the fastest U15 runner in the UK after taking the gold medal at…
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Boys St George’s Sixes Runners-Up
| Hockey
In the middle of last week the Boys just failed to retain the prestigious St. George’s Sixes title after producing…
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Technology & Teenage Mental Health
Heads, deputies and pastoral leads from schools across the South East gathered at Cranleigh to hear experts from the fields…
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Excellent EPQ Exhibition
| EPQ
Cranleigh’s first Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Exhibition showed an impressive range of projects and talent. The work on display was…
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CCF Crowborough Cadet Training Camp
| CCF
On Friday afternoon of week 7, 53 members of the Cranleigh School CCF deployed for a night at Crowborough cadet…
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Cranleigh Takes Surrey Senior 7s Title
| Rugby
Cranleigh School added the Edwin Doran Surrey Schools Senior 7s title to their list of illustrious recent title victories at…
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England Hockey Call Ups
| Hockey
Following many months of training camps the junior England Hockey teams have been selected to play against Holland this Easter.…
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Greg Joins Wheelchair Tennis Elites
| Sport
Greg Slade, recently crowned the UK’s National Wheelchair Tennis Champion, has been selected to be part of a world-leading new…
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Brass Performance Rounds off Helen Wareham First Round
| Music
Last Friday saw the Helen Wareham Brass Competition take place in the recital hall. The overall standard of playing was…
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National Cross Country Silver for Will
Fifth Former Will Barnicoat beat fierce competition to take the silver medal at the Saucony National cross county championships on Sunday.…
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Thameside 2
| Canoeing
High pressure conditions ensured beautiful clear skies, but a rather chilly start and a biting headwind as the Cranleigh crews…
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Good Start for Rugby Sevens
| Rugby
The rugby sevens season started well for the U18 side who, after consecutive Rosslyn Park National tournament victories in 2017…
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England Rugby Honours for Harry
| Rugby
Cranleigh was delighted this week to have one of our U18 1st XV players selected for England U18 for their…
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Classicists Enjoy New Setting for Medea
| Classics
Upper Fifth and Upper Sixth Classicists were treated to an intriguing and thought-provoking piece of drama when they attended King’s…
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Cranleigh Historians Half Term Russian Adventure
| History
Cranleigh School Historians embarked on a Russian winter adventure over February half term. This was Cranleigh’s first trip to Russia…
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Dashwood Keyboard Performance
| Music
The 2018 Dashwood Keyboard Performance was as entertaining as ever, with a mix of seasoned performers and several newcomers in…
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Lower Fifth Artists Inspired by Tate Modern
| Art
On Tuesday this week, 45 Lower Fifth artists travelled with their teachers to Tate Modern to view the collection displays.…
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Riders Clinch Surrey Titles
| Riding
Cranleigh Riders retained their Mini and Novice Surrey County Show Jumping titles last weekend and added the Open title to…
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DW in Training: Waterside A Race
After the relatively gentle warm up of the Hare and Hounds races at our home venue – the Wey Kayak…
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Serial Entrepreneur Starts Up Students’ Thinking
| Academic
Sixth Form Business Studies students were treated to a lecture from Mr Steve Jackson – a self-confessed ‘serial entrepreneur’, who…
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Half a Century of All Weather Hockey
| Hockey
On February 1, 1968 Cranleigh hockey took a step into the future when the School’s first all-weather pitch was opened…
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Jack Cook Strings Performance
| Music
The Jack Cook Strings Performance on Wednesday 24th January was the third of this year’s competition performances leading to the…
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India Expedition Training Weekend
On Friday evening, as most Cranleighans drove off for a much anticipated long weekend’s rest, the India Expedition team extracted…
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Alex Staniforth: Mountains of the Mind
In a change to the usual format this term, the Tom Avery lecture was held during the day and targeted…
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Cranleigh Ski Team compete at Les Deux Alpes
| Skiing
During the first week of Christmas holiday, 16 Ski team members travelled to Les Deux Alpes to take place in…
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Under 18 Girls Crowned National Indoor Champions
| Hockey
Despite winning a number of national hockey titles in recent years, we have never yet managed to win the trophy…
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Oxbridge Success
| Academic
Congratulations to the six students who have been accepted for Oxford and Cambridge next academic year. Five current Upper Sixth…
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‘Nocturne’ – Piano Recital
| Concert
Richard Saxel presented a fascinating solo piano recital in a late evening concert entitled ‘Nocturne’, the culmination of a major…
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National Wheelchair Tennis Junior Champion
| Sport
Double congratulations to Greg Slade who truimphed at the 2017 National Wheelchair Tennis Series and ended the year with a…
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Classicists Enjoy Imperium
| Classics
On the final day of the Michaelmas term, a small group of Classicists were treated to a spectacular performance of…
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Formal Opening of New Girls’ House
A new girls’ boarding house was opened formally this evening, further enhancing our dedicated boarding community. Sally Quick, who was…
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Under 18s South Indoor Hockey Champions
| Hockey
Yesterday the U18s claimed the South Indoor Hockey championship and so qualified for the National Finals in January. The first…
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A Festive Musical Treat
| Music
On Friday 8th December the Christmas Concert featured performances from the School’s larger ensembles, performing to a packed Speech Hall.…
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1st XV end the season unbeaten
| Rugby
The rugby season finished with a flourish on Saturday and ended a year in which so many teams and pupils…
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Under 14 Girls Crowned South Hockey Champions
| Hockey
Following in the footsteps of the under 18s the previous week, the under 14 girls won the South Hockey Finals…
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“The Snowman” Community Outreach Project
| Music
On Tuesday 5th December, as part of Cranleigh Music’s community Outreach Programme, an orchestra of 20 music staff and musicians…
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Five – Art Department Staff Exhibition
| Art
Paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, collages, and a dress are being exhibited in the Emms Centre auditorium this week. Five members…
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Riders Retain Form
| Riding
Cranleigh Riders excelled themselves at the NSEA National Plate final at Keysoe in Bedfordshire at the weekend. The rush of…
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Hockey Success
| Hockey
Cranleigh’s U18 Girls were crowned South Regional Outdoor Hockey champions after a well fought campaign last week. They have qualified…
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Wey Kayak Club Hare and Hounds
| Canoeing
On Sunday 26th November we were blessed with yet another glorious day for our second pursuit race to St Catherine’s…
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A Choral Delight
| Music
Handel’s “Messiah” is one of those works that Directors of Music often aim to perform once every five years or…
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National Schools Regatta 2017
| Canoeing
A beautiful day saw 10 nervous Cranleighans arrive on the banks of the Thames outside of Reading to take part…
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Actors of Dionysus
| Classics
Last night the Classics and Drama departments co-hosted a blistering new production of Sophocles’ Antigone, presented by the professional touring…
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Harry Rises to Challenge of Aerospace Design
| CCF
Competitors in the RAF Schools Aerospace Challenge 2017 had to design a UAV transport aircraft for the RAF and this…
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Enron – ‘bursting the bubble’
| Drama
A theatrical epic which sought to expose the shadowy mechanisms of the financial world, this term’s production of Lucy Prebble’s…
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Harlequins training visit
| Sport
Harlequins RFC trained at the School yesterday in preparation for their premiership match versus reigning champions Exeter Chiefs. The squad…
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Cranleigh Village Remembrance Service
| Music
On Sunday 12th November Cranleigh School’s Symphonic Wind Band took part in the annual Remembrance Sunday service in the village,…
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Hare and Hounds Race
| Canoeing
A rather chilly Sunday morning saw our novice paddlers enter their first race after only a couple of months experience…
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Ben Kane Classics Talk
| Classics
On Tuesday evening the fourth form were informed and entertained by bestselling historical author Ben Kane. Ben, wearing full Roman…
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Cranleigh Abu Dhabi shortlisted in TES Awards
We are delighted to announce that Cranleigh Abu Dhabi has been shortlisted in the International School of the Year category…
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Alldis Jazz Trio Concert
| Music
A relaxing and memorable evening was had by all those who attended the Alldis Jazz Trio concert on Wednesday this…
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Cranleigh remembers former Headmaster
Old Cranleighans and former members of Common Room gathered in Chapel today to celebrate the life of one of the…
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Trip to the Bacchae at Oxford Playhouse
| Academic
At the end of a very busy first half term, GCSE and A Level classicists enjoyed watching a performance of…
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Cranleigh Culture
Cranleigh’s core ethos is shaped by Culture in all its forms, and to celebrate this we are pleased to launch…
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Riders on Form at Nationals
| Riding
Cranleigh riders returned from the NSEA National Championships armed with rosettes that reflected the success in depth of our riding…
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Artists in Amsterdam
| Art
For this year’s Gallery Tour, our lucky Sixth Form got to experience the wonders of Amsterdam and The Hague. We…
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Michaelmas Term Hockey
| Hockey
The first half of the Michaelmas term has seen some excellent hockey results from a number of sides. The 15Bs…
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Big Draw Workshop 2017
| Art
The Big Draw is a national initiative held every October to encourage everyone to make art and get drawing. For…
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‘Girls Like That’
| Drama
The South House Play, “Girls Like That”, tackled a hugely prominent and contemporary topic, which is highly relevant to teenagers…
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Riding High
| Riding
Twenty two Cranleigh riders, with 24 horses and ponies, will be heading to Addington Manor in Buckinghamshire this week for…
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Zambian Celebration
Sixteen Lower Sixth pupils and four staff members will travel to our partner school in Kitwe, Zambia during the half-term…
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Stunning Merriman Orchestra Concert
| Music
The concert given by the Merriman Concert Orchestra on Friday night provided a platform for two Music Scholars, Emma Grainger…
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Prep School Art Workshops
| Art
The Woodyer Art Studios hosted another successful Prep School Art Workshop this week. Pupils from Highfield School and Danes Hill…
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The Sound of Waves
| Music
Our Head of Woodwind, Dr. Andrew Thomas, was recently commissioned to compose a piece for viola and accordion, which he…
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A Day in our Academic Life
| Academic
One of Cranleigh’s distinguishing features is how busy life is here. In part, that’s because of the extraordinary range of…
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Junior Music Scholars Concert
| Music
Two weeks after the Senior Music Scholars got the musical performance ball rolling for this academic year, it was the…
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Awesome Book Awards 2018 Shortlist Announced
Cranleigh Schools are pleased to announce the shortlist for this year’s Awesome Book Awards. The prize was introduced for the…
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Exploring British Art
| Art
Upper Fifth artists travelled to Tate Britain on Tuesday to explore the British Art Collection, looking in depth at works…
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Trio of Hockey Golds at Cranleigh
| Hockey
Pupils from Cranleigh Prep School and the Dragon School, Oxford thoroughly enjoyed a day of practising new hockey skills and…
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CCF on Parade Tiger 25
| CCF
Fourteen cadets from Cranleigh CCF took part in a parade to mark the 25th anniversary of the Princess of Wales’s…
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Prep School Art Workshop
| Art
Young artists from Aldro and Edgeborough Schools attended the first of an afternoon of workshops in the Art department last…
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Super September as Records Fall for Rugby
| Rugby
The first month of the season has seen records broken by the Rugby Club. Since the start of term the…
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KALEIDOSCOPE ONE: Opening Organ Recital by Philip Scriven
| Concert
“Kaleidoscope One” is the first year of a two-year recital project by Cranleigh’s superb Organist in Residence, Philip Scriven. The…
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Girls Win St George’s College Sixes
| Hockey
Last week two Cranleigh teams competed in the prestigious St George’s College Sixes Hockey tournament and performed excellently. In Pool…
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Cranleigh runners half marathon challenge
On Sunday 8th October, six Cranleigh staff will take on the challenge of the Royal Parks half marathon to raise…
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Ladies’ Friendly Tennis Tournament 2017
Four courts of former and current Cranleigh mothers and friends enjoyed a Foundation fundraising tennis tournament this week. The weather…
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Concert Series Swings into Action in Style
| Music
The 2017-18 Subscription Concert series began last night in fine style, with a hugely entertaining evening with Harry the Piano,…
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Fourth Form drama students achieve Bronze Level Arts Award
| Drama
During the summer term Fourth Form drama students worked towards their Bronze level Arts Award, a nationally recognised qualification which…
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Welcome Back!
We’re delighted to welcome back all our pupils after a busy summer of development on campus. Work on the new…
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Scottish Highlands mountaineering trip
As a final flourish to the summer holidays, eight Cranleighans of mixed ages and experience headed up to the Scottish…
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New Season Rugby
| Rugby
Cranleigh is looking forward to another outstanding rugby season and has celebrated the last two record-breaking years with a commemorative…
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Cranleigh Celebrates Record GCSE Success
Pupils are celebrating record GCSE results, with 36% of all grades an A* and 68% of all grades being A*/A.…
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Harlequins Rugby Academy and England Commonwealth games 7’s success for Cranleigh pupils
| Rugby
It has been a busy summer for the rugby players within the School. Pre-Season fitness has started, with players from…
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Cranleigh Celebrates Exam Success
Cranleigh is celebrating another successful year at A Level, with 71 per cent of A Level grades at A*-B and…
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CCF Summer Camp 2017
| CCF
CCF Summer camp was blessed with almost a full week of sunshine. Seven elite members of the CCF deployed on…
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Open Golf trip 2017
| Golf
Cranleigh provided the usual team to operate one of the two scoreboards on the 18th green at the 146th Open…
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Cranleigh Speech Day Address
I’ve been thinking about and writing this speech in my head since I was 13 years old. I sat where…
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Bronzing on D of E Bronze Qualifying Expedition
Inevitably spirits were a little jaded at the end of a long and testing term, so it was understandable that…
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An Evening of Chamber Music
| Music
An evening of chamber music on Tuesday 27th June marked the end of this year’s musical calendar. Described by Director…
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Acclaimed Author Visits Cranleigh Classics
| Classics
GCSE and A level pupils in Cranleigh Classics were entertained and enthralled by a visit from acclaimed author Emily Hauser…
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Assessed Silver D of E Expedition
Not just mad dogs and Englishmen evidently…22 stoic Cranleighans endured the midday sun last week across the open heathland of…
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Roman Mosaics Tour
| Academic
This week 31 Lower Fifth pupils took a tour of the Roman mosaics of Sussex. The pupils, a mixture of…
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Gold D of E Qualifying Expedition to Mid-Wales
Well that was a turn up for the books! Most of our training is focused on how to navigate in…
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Prep Schools Tennis Tournament
| Tennis
On what must be the hottest year on record, the 47th annual Prep Schools’ Tennis Festival took place on our…
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Record Runs
| Cricket
Lewis Bedford made school history during Saturday’s match against Royal Grammar School, Guildford, with a score of 172 runs –…
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Athletics Round-Up
On the Friday before Long Leave pupils, matrons and staff enjoyed a superb afternoon of House Athletics. Despite the hot…
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Royal Academy Online Exhibition Selection
| Art
Congratulations to Caroline Zoet whose photograph “The Physical Connection Between Backs and Mountains“ has been selected for exhibition in the…
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Opening of A Level and GCSE Art Exhibitions
| Art
The Woodyer Art Studios have never looked better as 5 studios were used to display work from our 58 GCSE…
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Bringing Politics to Life
| Politics
All six of the candidates for Guildford in the forthcoming general election took part in our Hustings for Young People…
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Twickenham Delight For First Team Rugby
| Rugby
On the 21st May 2017 the Rosslyn Park National rugby sevens squad travelled to Twickenham Stadium to play an exhibition…
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Climbing Club Trip
| Climbing
Unfortunately due to heavy rain over the previous week it was not possible to go as planned to the sandstone…
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Fast track to athletics success!
Cranleigh Athletics is flying! It all started with an exciting first weekend with our only single sex meets. The boys…
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Restless Tri More!
Well done to all the teams who competed in our first prep schools triathlon yesterday. More than 700 children aged from 7…
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Girls through to next round in Branston Shield
| Tennis
This week the 1st Girls’ tennis team recorded an impressive victory over Reed’s in the first round of the Branston…
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Sizzling Summer Concert
| Music
In a first for the Music department at Cranleigh last Friday’s ‘Summer Concert’ was held in the Chapel and the audience…
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The Fincher Files
| Careers
What a treat to hear Jayne Fincher, from The Fincher Files, talk about her exciting career as a photo journalist.…
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Bronze D of E Practice Expedition
The Bronze Practice is always an interesting expedition, as for many of the candidates it is the first time that…
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Cranleigh Cricket is Hitting the Boundaries
| Cricket
As with so many sports, the cricket season does not start and end in the Summer Term. Over the Easter…
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Tom Avery Lecture
For this term’s Tom Avery Lecture we were treated to a talk by Dr Clare Roche on the role of…
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Encore Concert
| Music
The annual “Encore” holds a special place in the performance year – a celebration of success and the very finest…
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Indoor Skiing Championship
| Sport
Cranleigh Ski Team competed in their first championship on Monday 24th April at Hemel Hempstead ski centre, testing their newly…
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Silver for Boys Under 14s
| Hockey
The under 14 hockey team had a day to remember at Lee Valley, the home of England Hockey, earlier this week,…
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Tennis Team Nets Victory
| Tennis
The Cranleigh 1st tennis team are through to the Semi-Finals of the Regional Division of the National School’s Championship. After beating Christ’s…
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England Hockey Showpiece
| Hockey
Last weekend the end-of-season National Championship play-offs to determine who gets into Europe – the equivalent of the Champions League…
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U18 Rugby News
| Rugby
Since the HSBC Rosslyn Park national sevens victory in late March, there has been more good news for the squad.…
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Riding Success
| Riding
Our riders represented Surrey at the NSEA National County Show Jumping Championships last weekend, taking on teams from across the country…
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Perfect Paddling
| Canoeing
This year’s DW saw a record number of boats take to the water to attempt the 125 mile challenge from…
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England Hockey Success
| Hockey
England under 18 hockey had their first matches of the year against Holland over Easter. It is always a tough start…
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Ski Team Championship
| Skiing
During the first week of the Easter holiday 25 members of the Cranleigh Ski Team travelled to Pampeago, Italy for…
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Gold D of E Practice Expedition: Black Mountains
Two groups of apprehensive Gold candidates eventually arrived at the OEC ready for the drive to South Wales. Once over…
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2nd April 2017
Kawama Day 6 – We had a later start to the day and had breakfast at 8:00 am rather than…
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1st April 2017
Day 4 in Kitwe – As today was a Saturday, it meant that we didn’t go to Kawama Community School. Instead…
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Physicists go below ground at CERN
| Academic
Twenty four Cranleigh Sixth Form physicists enjoyed a trip to Geneva last week. On the schedule was not only a…
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31st March 2017
Kawama Day 3 – The timetable of activities to enable us to experience what life is like in the greater…
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30th March 2017
Kawama Day 2 – This morning, we arrived at Kawama by 9am, and the children were already there, showing how…
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29th March 2017
Kawama Day 1 Greetings from Zambia! After a long and tiring journey from Cranleigh, we arrived safely at Nsobe where…
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Cranleigh Retain Rosslyn Park Sevens Title
On Friday 24th March 2017 the 1st VII successfully defended their Rosslyn Park Sevens title with a 28-7 defeat of…
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‘Seascapes’ Choral and Orchestral Concert
| Music
Sunday 19th March saw the largest-scale musical event of the year in the annual collaboration between the 75-strong School Choir…
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School Philosophy Conference 2017
| Academic
Over 100 teachers and other delegates joined together on a sunny spring day to enjoy Cranleigh School’s first-ever School Philosophy…
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Under 14 Boys Off To National Hockey Finals
| Hockey
On Thursday the Under 14 boys played in the South Regional Hockey Semi-Final. They returned home as South Champions, so…
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Rugby 7s Teams Proving Strong
| Rugby
The Schools’ two rugby sevens teams (U18 and U15) both got to the semi-finals of their tournaments this week. On…
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Between Figure and Abstraction
| Art
Lower Sixth artists travelled to see two current exhibitions in London last week: David Hockney’s retrospective, at Tate Britain, and…
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DW Training Camp and Thameside 2
| Canoeing
Saturday afternoon saw a slightly apprehensive group arrive at Wokingham Waterside Centre on the edge of Reading. We met up…
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Silver D of E practice in the Surrey Hills
The silver practice expedition was scheduled for the busiest time of a very busy term. Fortunately all the participants were…
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Swimmers Claim Four Medals At Bath Cup
| Swimming
On Friday 12 members of Cranleigh’s swim team headed to the London Aquatics Centre, home of the London 2012 Olympic…
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Cranleigh Thinking Week (13th – 18th March)
| Academic
To coincide with the 2017 School Philosophy Conference on March 16th, Cranleigh is holding a ‘Cranleigh Thinking’ Week. Across the…
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Audience Wowed by ‘Anna Karenina’
| Drama
Anna Karenina’ is perhaps an unusual choice for a school play. Transferring the many layers of emotional complexity with the…
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A Level English Students Engage with Mohsin Hamid
| English
On Thursday 2nd March, English students from the LVIth and UVIth had the privilege of attending Mohsin Hamid’s talk for…
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Helen Wareham Final Showcases Top Musicians
| Music
The Helen Wareham final provided a predictably thrilling evening with very high quality performances across the board, giving the adjudicator,…
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Justice and Ethics
| Academic
Lord Justice Davis gave an intriguing insight into the role of the judiciary to Sixth Form students, introducing and explaining various…
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Musicians make the grade
| Academic
Congratulations to seven Cranleigh musicians who all achieved the gold-standard of Grade 8 in the recent Associated Board Music Exams.…
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Riders Retain National Dressage Title
| Riding
For the third year running Cranleigh riders won the Surrey Dressage title last weekend with a convincing win, which meant…
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Boys Victorious in St George’s Sixes
On Wednesday the under 18 Boys won the prestigious St George’s 6s for only the second time in the long…
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Amazing Brains
| Academic
This week the Purvis Society had the honour of an address by Professor John Rothwell of University College London on…
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Premier Division Debuts
| Sport
Last weekend saw no less than three Cranleighans make their debuts in the Men’s and Women’s Premier Divisions of the…
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The Genius of Alan Dower Blumlein
| Music
Academic and Music Scholars were present at a fascinating, and very personal lecture given on Friday by Simon Blumlein, in…
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Careers Fair Proves Popular
| Careers
The Emms Centre was a hub of activity on Monday afternoon with all of our Upper Fifth and Lower Sixth…
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Thameside 1
| Sport
After the fun of storm Doris during the week, a slightly daunted team arrived in the small village of Aldermaston…
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Further Maths Team goes Far
| Academic
Congratulations to Cranleigh’s Under15 Maths team for an excellent performance in the regional Further Maths competition at George Abbott School…
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CCF Overnight Activity
| CCF
On Saturday afternoon the CCF set off to Longmoor Military Training Area for Exercise Cold Start. This was a platoon…
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Cranleigh School: A Dedicated Community
Watch the new short film about our whole Cranleigh community.
Rugby Representation and Sevens Seasons Starts with a Bang!
| Rugby
Over half term a number of boys represented both Harlequins, Surrey and Middlesex. Tom Nicole, Hugh Tizard and Harry Barlow…
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Devizes-Westminster race preparations
Sunday saw the start of this year’s Devizes to Westminster race squad build up to the main event at Easter.…
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Woodyer Art Studios Opened
| Art
Cranleigh’s new Woodyer Art Studios, named after Henry Woodyer, the School’s original architect, were opened by award-winning Architect and Old Cranleighan…
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Cranleigh Voices Fill St George’s Chapel
| Music
Yesterday Cranleigh Voices, the School’s chamber choir, under the direction of Philip Scriven, had the honour of singing Evensong in…
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Taylor in Top Title Team
| Hockey
Taylor Seager-Green was in the Surbiton Men’s squad that won the National Indoor Super 6s title for the first time.…
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Jack Cook Strings Performance
| Music
The Jack Cook Strings Performance on Friday 3rd February was the fifth and last of this year’s competition performances leading…
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Professor Lucie Green visits Cranleigh School
| Academic
Professor Lucie Green gave an engaging and enlightening lecture entitled ’15 million degrees: A journey towards the centre of the…
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DofE Night Navigation
After a quick briefing and a fish and chip supper down at the OEC, the latest cohort of Gold candidates…
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
| Music
On Wednesday evening, members of the Fourth Form were joined by a substantial audience in a suitably darkened school Chapel…
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Lower Sixth Classical Civilisation Students Visit the Cast Gallery
| Classics
The Lower Sixth Classical Civilisation set visited the Cast Gallery within the University of Cambridge’s Faculty of Classics on Wednesday.…
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London Galleries
| Art
Lower Fifth artists took the whole of Tuesday out this week to visit the National Portrait and Courtauld Institute Galleries…
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Helen Wareham Brass Performance
| Music
At the recent Helen Wareham Brass Performance the standard of playing was excellent throughout, and a widely varied program made for a…
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Across Central Asia by Bike
| Lectures
On Thursday evening OC Angus Young (Loveday) regaled the Tom Avery Society with a talk, which essentially boiled down to “what I…
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Sky Arts Competition Success
| Art
Very many congratulations to Harry Wills ( North UVIth), who was selected to compete in a heat of the 2017…
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Exploring Art
| Art
Upper Fifth artists visited the British Museum this week to research their GCSE exam theme ‘ Beginning and/or end’. The…
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Pat Dixon Woodwind Performance
| Music
Last Friday a large audience enjoyed the annual Pat Dixon woodwind performance as part of the broader Helen Wareham competition at…
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Cranleigh Abu Dhabi Named New British International School of the Year 2017
Cranleigh Abu Dhabi was named New British International School of the Year 2017 last night at an awards ceremony in…
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Girls claim not one, but two national runners-up medals
| Hockey
Last weekend saw both the Under 16 and Under 18 girls play some great hockey to earn silver medals at the…
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Art and The Bigger Picture
| Art
Lavinia Harrington, Art Historian from ‘The Bigger Picture’, inspired our Lower Sixth artists and Classicists in a lively workshop this…
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Rugby Team of the Season
| Rugby
Our 1st XV rugby team were nominated for, and won, Fifteen Rugby’s National 1st XV Team of the Season award for the first time this…
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U15 Players Enjoy Challenge of Surrey Rugby
| Rugby
Four pupils from the lower fifth represented Surrey U15 Rugby in December. Ollie Barrow; Oscar Beard; Will Trenholm and Toby…
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Action-Packed Tour of America’s Capital
| Academic
At the end of the long Michaelmas term, 17 sixth form pupils set off to Washington DC for a whistle-stop…
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1st XV Shortlisted for National Honour
| Rugby
Following numerous recent successes Cranleigh’s 1st XV has been shortlisted for School Team of the Term by national Rugby magazine 1st XV.…
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Festive Favourites From Musical Ensembles
| Music
Last Friday a packed audience in the Speech Hall enjoyed the annual celebration of the endeavours of Cranleigh Music department’s major ensembles…
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Riotous and Heart-Warming
| Drama
‘A Flea in Her Ear’ follows Raymonde Chandebise, deftly portrayed with verve and energy by PJ Cunningham, who begins to…
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Rugby Round-Up
| Rugby
It’s been a remarkable 2016 for Cranleigh School rugby. It has been our centenary rugby anniversary and the School hasn’t…
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Cranleigh Hockey Players Selected for Regional Performance Centres
| Hockey
England Hockey are refining their process of selecting Junior England players and selection for the Regional Performance Centres has become…
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Dashwood Keyboard Performance
| Music
The 2016 Dashwood Keyboard Performance provided yet another stunning array of Cranleigh’s finest talents. The setting this time was the…
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GIRLS OFF TO INDOOR HOCKEY NATIONAL FINALS
| Hockey
Sunday saw the Under 16 and Under 18 girls compete in the South Indoor Hockey Finals and both of them…
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La Pachamama
| Spanish
On Wednesday 16th November, the annual Sixth Form evening took place, this year on the topic of “La Pachamama”. Having…
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44th Annual Gower Match
| Rugby
Tomorrow the 1st XV play recent leavers in the 44th Gower match. The match is played annually and takes its…
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American Dreams
| Music
In the month of the American presidential election, it was fitting to devote some time within the Concert Series to…
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Artists Tackle the Diversity of Art
| Art
Upper Sixth artists had a busy day in London this week visiting four varied and, at times, difficult exhibitions. First visit…
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44th Annual Gower Match
| OC
Tomorrow the 1st XV play recent leavers in the 44th Gower match. The match is played annually and takes its…
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American Dreams
| Music
In the month of the American presidential election, it was fitting to devote some time within the Concert Series to…
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Giving Back
| Charity
On Tuesday, at the South East Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Managers’ conference, Cranleigh was awarded a certificate celebrating the £2518.44 that…
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Riders Snatch Surrey Titles
| Riding
The first round of the Surrey County Championships, involving the Mini and Novice riders took place on Saturday and against…
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The Great Zambian Bake Off
To mark the opening of the Bakery in Zambia, we held our very own Bake Off. Pupils competed in houses…
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World Philosophy Day
| Academic
To mark UNESCO’s World Philosophy Day, pupils enjoyed spending time in each subject debating open questions and learning to think…
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Regional Hockey Success
| Hockey
Last Thursday, the Under 16 Girls rounded off an excellent week for Cranleigh Girls’ Hockey. Playing in the South Heats they…
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Inner City Brass
| Music
Last week saw ‘Inner City Brass’ deliver an excellent concert in the Chapel. Throughout they displayed technical virtuosity, impeccable ensemble…
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Historical novelist visit
| Academic
The Fifth Form were treated to a stimulating talk on the Roman army by award-winning novelist, Ben Kane, last week.…
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England Hockey Success
| Hockey
During Long Leave, six Cranleighans went to the England Hockey High Performance Assessment Camps (HIPAC) for under 15s and under…
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Art and Design tour to the Galleries and Museums of Berlin
| Academic
Perhaps in the Berggruen collection we started with too many greats! For here was Picasso, Matisse, Klee, Giacometti in plenty,…
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‘The Arsonists’
| Drama
This year’s North House play – with members of West – was a well-produced and brilliantly acted staging of Max…
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East House Entertain
| Drama
The East House Play – with members of South – filled the VCT with raucous laughter, giving the audience an…
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Josh Retains National Title
| Riding
Josh Moore (Loveday L5th) retained his National Intermediate Arena Eventing title at the NSEA National Schools Championships at the start…
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Friday, 27th October
Kawama – Day 6 After another early start, we arrived for our final day at Kawama, feeling tired from the…
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Wednesday, 26th October
Kawama – Day 5 The day began with our usual early start. After a quick briefing from Mr Barker, we…
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Tuesday, 25th October
Kawama Day 4 The day commenced with an eye-watering 6:30 am start. The agenda for the day consisted of interviewing…
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October Trip 2016 – the story so far
FOR MORE REGULAR UPDATES FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM AT beyond_cranleigh Nsobe Game Park After a tiring 23 hours of travelling,…
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Cranleigh Celebrates 100 Years of Rugby
| Rugby
Cranleigh celebrates a rugby centenary today as the school’s first ever fixture was played against Epsom on October 21st 1916.…
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Treading the Boards
| Drama
During last summer term IVth form Drama students worked towards their Bronze Level Arts Award, a new initiative delivered by the…
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Bound Beyond Cranleigh
A team of 18 excited students and four staff, led by Mrs Reader, headed off to Zambia today to work alongside…
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The Best of the Best
| Academic
Olivia Chesser, who left Cranleigh this year and gained two A* grades for A level Chemistry and Biology, has received…
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St Joseph’s Festival Champions and Rosslyn Park National 7s Champions in The Space of Six Months!
Cranleigh 1st XV won the 30th Annual St Joseph’s Rugby Festival in dramatic circumstances, in what was only their second ever…
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16 Cranleigh Pupils in England Hockey Trials
| Hockey
Following the Regional training camps over the summer and the Tier 1 competitions in September, no fewer than 16 Cranleighans have…
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Counting Down and Ready for the Ride
| Riding
It has been a busy half term for the Equestrian team, some of whom have barely had a day off…
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Orchestral Classics and Supreme Artistry
| Music
In sport, there are moments where professionals elevate the game they play beyond the comprehension of mere mortals. Those blink-and-you’ve…
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Artists Enjoy Big Draw Workshop
Last Wednesday the Lower Fifth (Year 10) artists worked at a variety of activities as part of our involvement in the…
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Mixed Golf Brings Schools Together
| Golf
Last Friday evening saw the first of hopefully many mixed golf matches bringing together girls and boys from Cranleigh and…
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Apollo5 Vocal Workshop and Concert
| Music
Singing truly is alive and strong at Cranleigh and it is apt that the first event in this year’s Cranleigh…
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International Essay Prizewinner
| Academic
A Level student, Lewis Bedford, has won first prize in an essay competition run by Oxford University. His essay, entitled:…
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Purvis Society welcomes Professor A.C. Grayling
| Academic
The School was delighted to welcome the world-renowned philosopher and author, Professor A.C. Grayling, Master of the New College of…
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Off to a Flying Start
| Rugby
Following Cranleigh’s rugby being nominated amongst the top six rugby schools in the country at the RFU National Rugby Awards this summer, the…
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Fourth Form London Adventure
| Academic
As part of a joint Biology and RS initiative, the Fourth Form enjoyed a day out in London this week, visiting the London…
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Making Sport Everyone’s Game
The 1st XV played in rainbow bootlaces on Saturday in their match against Epsom to show their support for Stonewall’s…
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JUNIOR MUSIC SCHOLARS’ CONCERT
In the second week of term this year’s record number of Senior Music Scholars delighted the audience with an accomplished…
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New Author Visits Cranleigh
| Academic
Johanna Handley, a newly published author visited the English Department last week. Her book The Burning of Juniper Slade is…
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Tom Avery Lecture: Ladakh Expedition Summer 2016
| Lectures
The first of this year’s Tom Avery Society lectures was delivered by the home team reporting back on their fantastic…
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Artists Inspired
| Art
Upper Fifth (Year 11) artists travelled to Bankside and Tate Modern this week as part of their themed work on…
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Cranleigh Launches Awesome Book Awards
| Academic
Cranleigh Schools have launched The Awesome Book Awards with a new prize that will honour the best new fiction authors…
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Senior Music Scholars Showcase Talents
| Music
It is tradition that the new musical year at Cranleigh is ‘kick-started by’ recitals given by the Music Scholars, and…
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India Expedition 2016
In August the school Expedition headed to Ladakh in northern India with a group of 11 students led by Mark Jenkins…
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National Rugby Awards
| Rugby
During a hugely successful 2015/16 rugby season the School won the HSBC National Rosslyn Park Cup; won thirteen out of the sixteen…
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Pope Hits it Big
| Cricket
Many congratulations to Ollie Pope who has signed a two year playing contract with Surrey CCC. Ollie, who has had…
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Record GCSE Results
| Academic
Pupils are celebrating record GCSE results, with 35% of all grades an A* and 67% of all grades being A*/A. …
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Cranleigh Celebrates Exam Success
| Academic
Pupils are celebrating another successful year at A Level, with 75 per cent of A Level grades at A*-B and an…
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Ollie Makes English Youth Test Debut
| Cricket
Ollie Pope (Loveday 2016) made his test debut for the England U19 team against Sri Lanka U19s at the Fenners…
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Bronze DofE Assessed Expedition
Hooray! Some decent weather at last! Right after Speech Day seventy members of the LVth gathered on the South Lawn…
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New War Memorial Unveiled in Moving Service
| OC
Our poignant new War Memorial by leading British sculptor Nicholas Dimbleby was unveiled today by General the Lord Richard Dannatt…
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Itchenor Schools’ Sailing Week
Five Cranleigh crews, from the Lower Fifth and Fourth Forms entered Itchenor Schools Week this year for the second time.…
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Lower Sixth Focus on the Future
| Careers
On Monday we held our UCAS day for our lower sixth formers to support them in finding the most suitable…
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Silver DofE Qualifying Expedition: The New Forest
Once again the weather forecast was indicating that we might not make it through our adventure with dry socks and…
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Music From Other Cultures
| Music
On Friday the Lower Fifth GCSE Musicians experienced a fascinating insight into the music of other cultures with a Gamelan…
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Gold D of E Assessed Expedition to Mid-Wales.
The Inuit of Greenland are falsely held to have dozens of different words for “snow” – in fact they don’t.…
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Records Tumble on the Track
Last Saturday was the School’s traditional ‘Home’ meet at the K2 stadium in Crawley. Seven Schools compete in an afternoon…
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Cranleigh’s Cow Milks School’s Artistic Heritage
| Charity
Cranleigh has sponsored a Surrey Hills Cow Parade Cow to beef up its 150th Anniversary Celebrations. Painted by James Nairne…
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Athletes Win at Surrey Championships
On the 11th June the School’s top athletes competed for Waverley in the Surrey Championship at Kingsmeadow Athletics stadium. The…
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“Every centimetre alpha-plus”
| Drama
Miss Seville and Miss Leach (with the able assistance of Adam Forrester) embarked on a brave and audacious effort in…
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Outstanding Art Exhibition
| Art
The recent private view of artwork by Upper Fifth and Upper Sixth students impressed all who came. A smaller than…
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Josh Wins National Training Bursary
| Riding
Josh Moore, Loveday 4th Form, has today been announced as the winner of a National Training Bursary sponsored by KBIS Insurance…
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‘Treasure Island’ Treat
| Drama
The first of two Junior Plays to be staged in the VCT this term – ‘Treasure Island’ – was not only…
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Watch our EU Referendum Debate
| Politics
On Friday 13th May, Cranleigh School hosted an EU Referendum debate aimed at young voters from across the Surrey area.…
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Riding Round-Up
Cranleigh riders, from both the Prep and Senior School, have had a busy and successful start to this term. The…
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D of E Success Celebrated at Buckingham Palace
On 16th May 2016, The Headmaster, Mr Martin Reader and Head of Outdoor Education, Dr Simon Young, attended a Duke…
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Cranleigh’s National Rugby Champions Play at Twickenham.
| Rugby
The 22nd May 2016 will be a date that will remain in the minds of the rugby club at the…
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National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Established in 1965, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO) is Britain’s longest running organisation for young musicians playing big band…
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Royal Academy of Music Honours Richard Saxel
Congratulations to our wonderfully talented Head of Performance, Richard Saxel, who was presented with an Associateship of the Royal Academy…
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Encore!
| Music
The annual “Encore” is one of the most anticipated and enjoyed musical events of the year – a celebration of…
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Journey to the North Pole
A select audience was treated to a wonderful lecture by Chris Cope about his journey to the North Pole to raise…
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Athletes Win Gold
Last Saturday saw Cranleigh athletes win gold at the Brighton College meet at the K2 stadium at Crawley. The overall girls…
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Aiming High
| Riding
Josh Moore (Loveday 4th Form) has been short-listed for a National Training Bursary through the National Schools Equestrian Association. His…
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Cricket Season Starts With A Bang!
| Cricket
As with so many sports, the cricket season does not start and end in the Summer term. Over the Easter…
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International Round-Up
| Hockey
Last week saw a number of Cranleighans representing England as well as OCs appearing at the home of hockey at Lee…
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The Korean War by OC Lt John Bowler
| History
Cranleigh students were treated to a first-hand account of military action in the Korean War by OC Lt John Bowler…
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Cranleighans Take to the Water…
Last year Cranleigh entered its first sailing event for a generation and this year we are continuing the process of…
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Musicians Join Forces
| Music
For many years Cranleigh has welcomed the musical talents of Chichester’s Prebendal School. With a strong musical ethos, including its…
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On your marks…
The athletics season has started with a real bang this year with the School already competing in three meets. Last weekend…
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Discovering Roman London
Whilst the sixth form students enjoyed the Culture Summit last week, 32 lower fifth form Classicists went to discover Roman…
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Purvis Finale
| Academic
The Purvis Society was delighted to welcome Mr Roger Knight, currently President of the MCC and one-time Housemaster of Loveday…
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From Culture Comes Strength
| Academic
Hundreds of School Heads and Deputies, parents, pupils and guests from the community met at Cranleigh yesterday to take part…
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Practice Expedition in the Surrey Hills
April has a reputation for strange weather, and this year has certainly been no exception. Over the course of the two…
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EU Referendum Debate & Politics Podcast
| Politics
On Friday 13th May at 4:30pm, the Politics department will be hosting an EU Referendum debate in the Speech Hall…
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Piano Music by James Reynolds OC
| Music
James Reynolds is an Old Cranleighan who did not begin formal piano lessons until the age of 16, but is…
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U16 Boys take National Bronze
| Hockey
Over two days last week the Under 16 boys hockey team were at Lee Valley in the National outdoor finals. They…
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DW Marathon
Bright and early on the morning of the 25th of March, 12 nervous, but excited, Cranleigh paddlers joined the throng that…
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Cranleigh Hockey Players take Centre Stage
| Hockey
Cranleigh’s hockey players have had a busy few weeks. Charlotte Calnan (UVI West) played for the first time for a full…
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Rugby Honours Continue
| Rugby
Following their victory at the National Schools Rosslyn Park rugby sevens four weeks ago, the rugby has not stopped for two members of…
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Abu Dhabi Music & Cultural Tour 2016
| Music
On 13th April thirty-one pupils and staff from both Cranleigh School and Cranleigh Prep landed in Abu Dhabi. They’re visiting…
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Easter in the Black Mountains
As parents arrived to retrieve their charges for the Easter break, an intrepid bunch of venturers set off on Maundy…
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Final day at Kawama
Today was another early start for our last day at Kawama School. Half of the group was left to go…
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Sunday: Church & a Clothes Sale
With a 30 minute lie in we were ready for the day ahead. After our full English breakfast we headed…
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Going deeper into Kawama: Home visits & work experience
On Saturday morning, we got on the bus with Renwick to head to Kawama School, where we split into our…
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Team-building & Football at Kawama
After another early start, and a cracking full English brekkie, Renwick and his “banter bus” shuttled us off to Kawama…
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First teaching day at Kawama
Today was the first day of teaching the children at Kawama School. We received the same highly enthusiastic, warm welcome…
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Zambia – Phase 1
Following our 24 hour trip to Zambia we were warmly welcomed by Renwick and his iconic “Pentecostal bus of holiness”.…
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Countdown to Kawama!
It’s 4 days to go until a team of 19 Sixth Form students, accompanied by Miss Sturdee, Mrs Bukowska, Mr…
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National Rugby Champions
| Rugby
Last Friday (18th March 2016) the U18 sevens squad were victorious at the Rosslyn Park National Schools Sevens event for the first time…
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Helen Wareham Final
The final of the Helen Wareham Competition is a highlight of the individual performance aspect of the musical life of…
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Runners Step Out For Charity
On Saturday the Cranleigh Cross Country team entered the Surrey 10K Charity race. The race was run in aid of…
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Upper Sixth Purvis Lecture
The Purvis Society was delighted to welcome back Canon Nigel Nicholson, after an absence of two years, to address the…
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“What a gem! What a pearl!”
To borrow a phrase from the musical’s smarmy and avaricious Innkeeper: “What a gem! What a pearl!” Under the loyal and affectionate…
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National Champions – The Story
As reported last week, Cranleigh School had two very successful teams at the Girls’ National Outdoor Hockey Finals at Lee Valley…
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This House Believes…
| Academic
Last Saturday, Ali Johnston and Olivia Chesser (UVI) represented Cranleigh at the finals of the Oxford Union National Schools’ Debating…
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Riders Retain Surrey Dressage Title
| Riding
At the end of a phenomenal week for Cranleigh, the dressage riders ran away with the Surrey Country title at…
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Bath Cup Success
The London Aquatics Centre, a 2012 Olympic venue, played host to the annual Bath Cup Swimming Championships last Friday and 12…
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Music Masterclass
| Music
The Music department welcomed James Bowman, one of the world’s foremost and most influential countertenors over the last 28 years,…