Cranleigh has always welcomed Day pupils and remains predominantly a boarding school with 75% of pupils boarding. All pupils, both Day and Boarding, belong to a House and it is a school with a strong and inclusive full-boarding ethos.
From September 2026, there will be three distinct options for families: Day, Day Plus and Boarding.
Day
We are introducing a new Day model, which carries a lower fee, benchmarked against other schools. Here, pupils start school at 8.00am and return home at 5.45pm. The first wave of our Day students will be integrated into South (for girls) and East (for boys). Alongside a day room, Day pupils will share common areas of the house with the boarders, such as the main house room, kitchens and matron’s room.
Learn more about Day provisions
Day Plus
We have evolved our existing Day model, which we will now be calling Day Plus. From September 2026 current Day families will have the added option of one free overnight stay each week, with the option of another night, costing £100. There has been a huge amount of interest in Day Plus which tells us that there’s an appetite to try out our Boarding offer, moving to become full boarders eventually, which we would be happy to see.
Boarding
Our Boarding model remains as it has done for many years. Whilst the majority of Cranleigh parents choose for their children to come home on Saturday and Sunday nights, we are a full boarding school and all current boarders can stay over the weekend, for no extra cost, if you wish. There is a thriving weekend programme for boarders to enjoy.
Learn more about Boarding at Cranleigh
Day, Day Plus and Boarding FAQs
Please read below our FAQs on the new Day, Day Plus and Boarding arrangements.
