Admission Policies

Year 7 (11+) Admissions

There are 90 places available for successful candidates for 2025 and entry will be by means of the Kent Test (11+).

For more details on applying for Year 7 please refer to the Kent County council website – http://www.kent.gov.uk/education-and-children/schools/school-places/kent-test

Year 9 (13+) Admissions

Following the Schools Adjudicator’s Determination,  there will now be 38 day places and 52 boarding places (34 boys’ and 18 girls’ places) available for 2025 entry.  From September 2026 there will be 8 day places and 52 boarding places available.

All applications, day and boarding, must be made using the link on our website from 1st September – 31st October for the normal round prior to the September of required entry.  Applications for the New Late Round for 2025 entry must be made using the link on our website available from 27th January – 17th March 2025.  Full details of the Key Dates for the Normal Round as well as for the New Late Round for 2025 entry can be found as downloads on the Year 9 Day and Boarding Admissions pages.

In-year applications – It is unusual for the school to have any day or boarding places available for students applying outside of the normal round of admission into Year 9. Students who wish to make an ‘In-Year’ Application for a day or boarding place should contact the Registrar at Cranbrook School.

Sixth Form Admissions

Nearly 90% of our Year 12 entry is drawn from the school’s GCSE student roll.  Each year, however, we accept a small number of students from other schools.

Please be advised that we usually have a small number of boarding spaces for Year 12 entry and that this will vary year on year.  Only those students who have the highest predicted grades will be invited for interview when the registration period has closed and when we are confident of the number of spaces we can offer.

Please refer to our Day and Boarding Admission Policies in the download section for more details.