Schools in Cranbrook
Cranbrook in the Kent Weald has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 9 primaries and 1 secondary. Nine schools hold a faith designation — one of the highest proportions in Kent, reflecting the area's many rural Church of England primaries. Admissions are coordinated by Kent County Council, which operates England's largest selective system via the Kent Test.
Cranbrook School is a selective grammar school serving the area — one of the few in a semi-rural setting. Pupils who do not pass the Kent Test are typically directed to Homewood School in Tenterden for non-selective secondary places. Two area schools hold Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. Families should register for the Kent Test in Year 5 via the Kent County Council admissions portal and also apply for non-selective secondary places by the national deadline.
School demand in Cranbrook
Across the 14 schools in Cranbrook with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 90%. 3 of them are currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
9 schools in Cranbrook have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
2 of the schools in Cranbrook are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Kent, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
2 of the schools in Cranbrook have a current Ofsted rating, of which 2 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Cranbrook: 3 oversubscribed (9)
Sandhurst Primary School
Primary · Community school
Cranbrook · TN18 5JE
Benenden Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cranbrook · TN17 4EH
Cranbrook Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cranbrook · TN17 3JZ
Goudhurst and Kilndown Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cranbrook · TN17 1DZ
Hawkhurst Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cranbrook · TN18 4JJ
Frittenden Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school
Cranbrook · TN17 2DD
Colliers Green Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Cranbrook · TN17 2LR
Sissinghurst Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Cranbrook · TN17 2BH
Rolvenden Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Cranbrook · TN17 4LS
Secondary Schools in Cranbrook (1)
Other Schools in Cranbrook (4)
Benenden School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cranbrook · TN17 4AA
St Ronan's School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cranbrook · TN18 5DJ
Bethany School
Not applicable · Other independent school
Cranbrook · TN17 1LB
The Dulwich School Cranbrook
Not applicable · Other independent school
CRANBROOK · TN17 3NP
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Cranbrook are set by Kent and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.