Cranmere Primary School

About Cranmere Primary School

Cranmere Primary School sits within Surrey’s Elmbridge borough, a local authority with 298 primary schools where just 33 hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. Among its peers in the area, Cranmere ranks 39th overall, placing it behind top-performing neighbours like South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School. The school itself has been rated Good by Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. In its latest graded inspection in July 2025, inspectors awarded Good marks across every category they assessed: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. The school’s previous inspection, back in 2011, also gave it a Good overall rating, though early years provision at that time was graded as Requires Improvement. For families looking at primary options in the area, Cranmere offers a consistent, solidly performing alternative to the handful of Outstanding-rated schools nearby, including St Alban’s Catholic Primary School, which is just two kilometres away.

Academically, Cranmere’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 76%, which is ten percentage points above the Surrey local authority average of 66%. That’s a respectable figure, though the school’s ranking within Elmbridge places it 11th out of 21 primaries on this metric, putting it in the top 25% of schools nationally. Looking at individual subjects, reading was a clear strength: 92% of pupils met the expected standard and 53% achieved a higher score. Maths also performed well, with 84% at expected and an average scaled score of 106. Writing lagged slightly behind, with 87% at expected and only 11% reaching the higher standard. The proportion of pupils achieving the higher standard across all three subjects was just 8%, which is relatively low. The school’s national ranking on the combined expected standard places it in the 18th percentile, meaning roughly 82% of primary schools nationally performed better on this measure.

Cranmere is a larger-than-average primary school with 368 pupils on roll against a capacity of 502, and it offers nursery provision for children from age two. The school was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 100 applications for 40 places, with 36 of those going to first-preference families. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 2.5 applicants per place, so it’s a popular choice locally. Facilities include a library, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields, outdoor playground, ICT suite, music rooms, and a forest school area. The school also has a chapel on site. A wide range of clubs is available, including drama, science club, choir, film club, art club, and gardening. For children with additional needs, Cranmere supports eight different SEND categories, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, and social, emotional and mental health difficulties. Parent View responses from 136 families between September 2024 and September 2025 were broadly positive: 90% agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, and 74% would recommend the school. However, only 65% felt concerns are dealt with properly, and 65% agreed that SEND children receive the support they need, suggesting some room for improvement in those areas.

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