Cranbrook School

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Year 7), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1. 1Looked After Children and previously Looked After Children — A looked after child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989) at the time of making an application to a school. A previously looked after child means such children who were adopted (or subject to child arrangements orders or special guardianship orders) immediately following having been looked after and those children who appear to the admission authority to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. A child is regarded as having been in state care outside of England if they were in the care of or were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation, or any other provider of care whose sole or main purpose is to benefit society.
2. 2Pupil Premium within the Priority Area — Those children entitled to the Pupil Premium within the Priority Area, (refer to Section 3). A child is eligible for Pupil Premium where they have been registered for free school meals (FSM) at any point in the last 6 years. This does not include children who have only been eligible to receive Universal Infant Free School Meals. Pupil Premium is also afforded to children in Local Authority Care or previously in Local Authority Care, however these children will be prioritised in the relevant criteria above. Parents wishing to apply under this priority must ensure they complete the Supplementary Information Form on the Cranbrook School website and return it to the Registrar by October 31st in the year of application. Parents must also complete a Secondary Common Application Form naming Cranbrook School, otherwise their child cannot be considered for a place.
3. 3Social need within the Priority Area — Those candidates within the Priority Area for whom attendance at the School as a day student is a social need. An application to be considered for the social need criterion for qualification under this criterion must be received by the Registrar by 31st October of the year in question. All social need applications will be considered by the Governors' Admissions Committee after 31st October. Examples of social need may be medical, health, social and special access reasons. All will be applied in accordance with the School's legal obligations, in particular those under the Equality Act 2010. Priority will be given to those children whose mental or physical impairment means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend a particular school. Equally this priority will apply to children whose parents'/guardians' physical or mental health or social needs means they have a demonstrable and significant need to attend Cranbrook School. Such claims will need to be supported by written evidence from a suitably qualified medical or other practitioner who can demonstrate a special connection between these needs and a particular school.
4. 4Sibling within the Priority Area — Those candidates who live within the Priority Area and who have a sibling already at the School at the point of admission. Brother or sister means children who live as brother or sister in the same house, including natural brothers and sisters, adopted siblings, stepbrothers or sisters and foster brothers and sisters.
5. 5Child of staff member — Where the child is the son or daughter of a member of the school's teaching or support staff who fulfil a minimum of 0.5 of a full time role, in either or both of the following circumstances: a) where the member of staff has been employed at the School for two or more years at the time application for admission is made, and/or b) the member of staff is recruited to fill a vacant post in the School for which there is a demonstrable skill shortage for the requirements of the post.
6. 6Within the Priority Area — Those candidates whose permanent principal private residence is within the Priority Area (see 3.1 below).
7. 7Outside the Priority Area — Those candidates living outside the Priority Area.

If two applications tie: Where scores are equal, a candidate will be prioritised by distance from their permanent home address (defined in KCC's annual admissions prospectus) and the school as defined by the National Land and Property Gazetteer (NLPG). If two candidates cannot be separated then the names will be issued a number and drawn randomly to decide which child should be given the place. This process will be supervised by an independent person, in accordance with the Schools Admission Code.

The PAN stated is for Year 9 day places only (8 day and 52 boarding, total 60). Year 7 admits 90 day students but this is a separate intake. The document covers admissions for Year 7, Year 9, Year 12, and in-year admissions. The oversubscription criteria listed apply to all year groups of entry. For Year 9, the PAN for 2027 entry is 60 places (8 day and 52 boarding); for Year 7, 90 day places are available. The 'pan' field reflects the Year 9 day PAN of 8 as stated in section 1.6.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.