Application Criteria
As a State-funded grammar school for boys and girls, we cater for the top 20 -25% of the academic ability range and places are always oversubscribed. Uniquely, Cranbrook School has 3 entry points:
- Year 7 day only entry is via the Kent 11+ Test (otherwise known as the Kent PESE Test)
- Year 9 candidates (for day and boarding students) take the Year 9 Cranbrook Entrance Exam – please see Year 9 admissions page for further details
- Sixth Form entry (for day and boarding students) is subject to availability and the attainment of our minimum entry requirements – please see the Sixth Form admissions page for further details.
All applicants for Cranbrook School (day and boarding) must hold either a UK or Irish passport, or have the Right of Abode in the UK. Boarding applicants may live anywhere in the UK or overseas. Day applicants may also apply from anywhere in the UK or overseas however priority is given to applicants who reside in the Priority Area. Please note that we are unable to accept applications for a day place if living overseas.
PRIORITY AREA:
The Priority Area is defined as follows:
a. The civil parishes of Cranbrook and Sissinghurst, Goudhurst, Staplehurst, Frittenden, Benenden, Sandhurst and Hawkhurst as defined by civil parish boundaries.
b. Any other property which is not within the civil parish boundaries as outlined above, but is within 8.5 kilometres (5.28166 miles) of the school by straight line.
Please refer to the the Day Admissions Policy in the Admission Policies section of this website for further information.
The map below is for guidance only. If you are looking to relocate to the area and in particular focusing your property search within the Priority Area, you may double check the postcode using this link on the KCC website: KCC Postcode search.
If your property is very close to the edge of the Priority Area and not in one of the listed parishes, please contact the Kent Admissions Team with your full address, for a more exact distance from the school.
