Glebelands School

Academy converter·Secondary school Cranleigh, Surrey·GU6 7AN
Composite score
66.5
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#593
National rank
#127
In South East
#25
In Surrey
Top 19%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
53.2
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
—
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
54%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
77%
% EBacc grade 5+
30%
EBacc average points score
4.91

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
124 first choices, 175 places
First choices per place
0.71
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
229
any preference, for 175 places
Applications from another council area
9%

Every child who put Glebelands School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
11–16
Pupils on roll
758
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Admissions
Non-Selective

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
13.6%
Typical secondary: 27.5%
% EAL
5.5%
Typical secondary: 12.0%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
17.6%
Typical secondary: 13.7%
% with an EHC plan
4.2%
Typical secondary: 2.9%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
16.1
Typical secondary: 16.7
Spend per pupil
£7,643
Typical secondary: £7,815

“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means

What pupils do next

The share of this school's Year 11 leavers in education, training or employment for at least two terms afterwards.

In education, training or work
87%
142 pupils tracked
Stayed in education
82%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%

DfE, KS4 destination measures.

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Location

About Glebelands School

Glebelands School is a secondary school in Cranleigh, Surrey, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 758 pupils aged 11 to 16 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 53.2 — above the national average (national average: 46). Performance is little changed year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 19% of secondary schools in England.

54% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, above the national average of about 45%. 77% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made Glebelands School their first choice was offered one of its 175 Year 7 places. After Year 11, 87% of its leavers went on to education, an apprenticeship or work that they stayed in for at least two terms. There are about 16.1 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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