Glebelands School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Surrey
Parsonage Road, Cranleigh, GU6 7AN
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 21/03/2023
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
20.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
762
Capacity used
Has space85%
900 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
131 of 131 families who put it first got an offer
169
Places offered
198
Total applications
1.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 131 | 131 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 39 | 20 | ● 51% |
| 3rd preference | 8 | 3 | ● 38% |
| Later preferences (4th–6th) | 20 | 4 | ● 20% |
| Total | 198 | 158 | 80% |
Surrey lets families list 6 preferences. 14 applications came from outside the council area (9 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Russell Mitchell
- Address
- Parsonage Road, Cranleigh, GU6 7AN
- Phone
- 01483542400
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Ward / constituency
- Cranleigh East · Godalming and Ash
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 150437
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 14% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
762 pupils · 900 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 790 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 53.2 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 54.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 77% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 43.2% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.91 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 148 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 148 | 20% | 63% | 84% | |
| English Language | 148 | 22% | 61% | 77% | |
| English Literature | 146 | 23% | 61% | 79% | |
| Geography | 116 | 34% | 65% | 80% | |
| Statistics | 114 | 20% | 76% | 90% | |
| Combined Science | 112 | 23% | 62% | 76% | |
| History | 83 | 47% | 80% | 84% | |
| Business | 55 | 22% | 62% | 80% | |
| Physical Education | 48 | 44% | 77% | 88% | |
| Art and Design | 47 | 9% | 36% | 51% | |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 28% | 62% | 79% | |
| French | 31 | 39% | 84% | 97% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Surrey council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.