Cranbourne

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Wessex Close
 Basingstoke
 Hampshire RG21 3NP
Telephone: 01256 868600

School Type

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Community School
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
History: This school arose from Fort Hill Community School

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Miss Sarah Conlon (since September 2023)
Previous Headteacher: Jane Aplin
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 65.37 / 16.41
Non-teaching Staff*: 47.56
Number of pupils: 987
Pupils Per Teacher: 15.1
Sex: Mixed (51% boys / 49% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 27.10% (medium)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 20.7%
Local child deprivation rate: 14.7% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 30.5%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 26.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 14.5km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Financials

Total Income: £6,603,184*
Income Per Pupil: £6,690
* Income figures are for all schools in the same federation (see list below right)

Location and Administration

Region: South East
Authority: Hampshire
Constituency: Basingstoke
Electoral Ward: Brookvale and Kings Furlong
School Number: 8504164

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 6th January 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Kings Furlong Junior School (0.3km) show on map
  2. Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery (0.3km) show on map
  3. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (0.4km) show on map
  4. Basingstoke College of Technology (0.8km) show on map
  5. Queen Mary's College (0.8km) show on map
  6. Fairfields Primary School (0.8km) show on map
  7. Limington House School (1.0km) show on map
  8. Inclusion School (1.1km) show on map
  9. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  10. The Blue Coat School Basingstoke (1.2km) show on map
  11. Chalk Ridge Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  12. The Costello School (1.5km) show on map
  13. Brighton Hill Community School (1.5km) show on map
  14. Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School (1.7km) show on map
  15. Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke (1.8km) show on map
  16. Park View Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  17. Rucstall Primary School (1.8km) show on map
  18. Winklebury Junior School (2.0km) show on map
  19. Winklebury Infant School (2.0km) show on map
  20. Manor Field Junior School (2.0km) show on map
  21. Manor Field Infant School (2.0km) show on map
  22. The Vyne Community School (2.0km) show on map
  23. Maple Ridge School (2.1km) show on map
  24. Dove House Academy (2.1km) show on map
  25. Oakridge Infant School (2.1km) show on map
  26. Oakridge Junior School (2.1km) show on map
  27. Chiltern Way Academy Futures (2.2km) show on map
  28. Castle Hill Primary School (2.3km) show on map
  29. Castle Hill Infant School (2.3km) show on map
  30. Chiltern Primary School (2.4km) show on map
  31. South View Junior School (2.4km) show on map
  32. South View Infant and Nursery School (2.4km) show on map
  33. Hatch Warren Infant School (2.6km) show on map
  34. Hatch Warren Junior School (2.6km) show on map
  35. Merton Junior School (2.9km) show on map
  36. Merton Infant School and Nursery (2.9km) show on map
  37. Cliddesden Primary School (2.9km) show on map
  38. Chiltern Way Academy Austen (3.0km) show on map
  39. Kempshott Junior School (3.0km) show on map
  40. Kempshott Infant School (3.0km) show on map
  41. St Bede's Catholic Primary School (3.0km) show on map
  42. Everest Community Academy (3.2km) show on map
  43. Saxon Wood School (3.2km) show on map
  44. St Mark's Church of England Primary School (3.3km) show on map
  45. Marnel Community Infant School (3.4km) show on map
  46. Marnel Junior School (3.4km) show on map
  47. Old Basing Infant School (4.1km) show on map
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  53. Four Lanes Community Junior School (5.0km) show on map
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  55. Oakley Church of England Junior School (5.7km) show on map
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  90. Saint Lawrence Church of England Primary School (14.5km) show on map
  91. Treloar School (14.5km) show on map
  92. Treloar College (14.5km) show on map
  93. Anstey Junior School (14.5km) show on map
  94. Bushy Leaze Early Years Centre (14.5km) show on map
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  96. Andrews' Endowed Church of England Primary School (14.6km) show on map
  97. Alton Infant School (14.7km) show on map
  98. Oakwood Infant School (14.7km) show on map
  99. Aldermaston C.E. Primary School (14.7km) show on map
  100. The Butts Primary School (14.8km) show on map
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Predecessor Schools†
† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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