Cransley School
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| Type | Mixed Independent |
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| Headmaster | Simon Leyshon BA BTh MEd |
| Location | Belmont Hall Great Budworth Cheshire CW9 6NQ England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Students | c. 200 |
| Website | www |
Cransley School is an independent day school in Great Budworth, close to the town of Northwich, Cheshire, England. The school educates girls and boys aged 3–16. The current headmaster is Simon Leyshon.
As of September 2014 Cransley School began accepting boys into the Senior School under the diamond school structure on a rolling basis. Girls and boys in the senior school are taught separately.
Cransley School is twinned with Wenzhou No.2 Foreign Language School in China, and began teaching Mandarin to pupils in 2014.[1]
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History
Cransley School was founded in Bowden in the 1930s as a girls' preparatory school. It moved to its current location, Belmont Hall, in 1977. The school is set in parkland and surrounded by mature woodland. Cransley School first started educating boys at primary level in the 1980s.
The school's gym was opened in 1983 by the Duke of Westminster.
In November 2013 it was announced that as of September 2014 Cransley School would be accepting boys into the Senior School. Girls and boys continue to be taught separately, using the Diamond School model. The school teaches boys and girls aged 3–16.
Reputation
In 1999 and 2000, the school achieved a 100 per cent pass rate at five or more grades A* to C.[2] Cransley School is currently ranked in the top five secondary schools in Cheshire West and Chester for GCSE results, and in the top three for English Baccalaureate results.[3]
Activities
Cransley School offers a range of extra-curricular activities ranging from dance, drama and music to rowing, rugby and ju-jitsu. The school focuses on hockey, netball, football and rugby in the autumn and spring terms, and tennis and athletics in the summer term.
Culture
Cransley welcomes all religions and races.
Religion
The school is non-denominational and welcomes all faiths and cultures. Traditional Christian values are observed.
Notable alumni
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Notable alumni include 2008 British Olympian Olivia Whitlam.
References
- ↑ http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/11739998.Cransley_pupils_celebrate_Chinese_New_Year/
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- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/education/school_tables/secondary/12/html/896.stm?compare=
