Cransley School

Cransley School

Type	Mixed Independent
Headmaster	Simon Leyshon BA BTh MEd
Location	Belmont Hall Great Budworth Cheshire CW9 6NQ England Coordinates: 53°18′08″N 2°30′42″W / 53.3021°N 2.5118°W / 53.3021; -2.5118
Students	c. 200
Website	www.cransleyschool.org

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]

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

Notable alumni include 2008 British Olympian Olivia Whitlam.

References

↑ http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/11739998.Cransley_pupils_celebrate_Chinese_New_Year/
↑ "Cransley Pupils do it Again". Guardian Series. Newsquest Media Group. 31 August 2000. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/education/school_tables/secondary/12/html/896.stm?compare=

External links

Cransley School

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