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Duke of Kent School

Independent · ages 3-16MixedIndependent303 pupilsNurseryCranleighSurrey
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths0%England 46%
Places57 spare303 pupils, 360 places
Pupils on roll303Census January 2024

Duke of Kent School is an independent school in Cranleigh for boys and girls aged 3 to 16. It has 303 pupils and room for 360.

Peaslake Road, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, GU6 7NS01483 277313dukeofkentschool.org.ukMrs Susan Knox headAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

43 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score36.0
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths0%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths0%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 35.235.220182019: 36.136.120192022: 34.334.320222023: 38.238.220232024: 32.332.320242025: 36.036.02025
Since 2018: +0.8
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018SurreyEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11434438373233
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 836.032.338.234.336.135.250.646.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%54%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths0%0%0%0%0%0%73%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score3.643.404.053.323.663.834.544.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry0%0%0%0%0%0%44%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 12 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.

Strongest subjects

Combined Science93%grades 9 to 5, England 36%
Design & Technology100%grades 9 to 5, England 50%
Geography94%grades 9 to 5, England 51%
Physical Education75%grades 9 to 5, England 56%
What is taught hereOffers triple science, computer science, music.
LanguagesSpanish14
HumanitiesGeography32

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Geography32 entries
94%England 51%
93%England 36%
75%England 56%
100%England 50%
100%England 56%
Spanish14 entries
100%England 54%
Physics12 entries
100%England 82%
Drama12 entries
100%England 60%
Chemistry12 entries
100%England 81%
Biology12 entries
100%England 82%
Art and Design11 entries
100%England 58%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Geography3272%94%100%51%
Combined Science3030%93%100%36%
Physical Education2025%75%100%56%
Design & Technology1741%100%100%50%
Computer Science1471%100%100%56%
Spanish1471%100%100%54%
Physics1283%100%100%82%
Drama1267%100%100%60%
Chemistry1283%100%100%81%
Biology1275%100%100%82%
Art and Design1155%100%100%58%
Music956%89%100%61%

In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. None of the gaps is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At GCSE, 2025

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
34.537.8
Gap 3.3England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published.

Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to Surrey council's admissions booklet, send it to us.

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll303Census January 2024
Places36084% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support16%49 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%0 pupils with a plan
Boys and girls180 / 123
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll303325340317316315
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support24%19%17%18%22%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m112 months to June 2026, mostly criminal damage and arson
Local crime rate42 per 1,000 people53% lower than the England average
Typical house price£550,000Waverley
Nearest bus stop160 mDuke of Kent School, 2 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
Hurtwood House SchoolIndependent0.8 miles293Not inspectedCompare
Peaslake Free SchoolFree school1.4 miles23No overall grade 202547Compare
Ewhurst CofE Aided Primary SchoolChurch of England1.5 miles46No overall grade 202575Compare
St Joseph's Specialist TrustNon-maintained special1.9 miles86Outstanding 2023Compare
Leith Hill SchoolIndependent1.9 miles33Not inspectedCompare
Park Mead PrimaryFoundation2.5 miles423No overall grade 202471Compare
Cranleigh SchoolIndependent2.7 miles862Not inspectedCompare
St Cuthbert Mayne Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy2.8 miles208Good 202383Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Duke of Kent School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Duke of Kent School yet.

How good are Duke of Kent School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 36.0, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Duke of Kent School have?

303 pupils aged 3 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 360 places, so it is 84% full.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Peaslake Road, Ewhurst, Cranleigh, GU6 7NS
Telephone
01483 277313
Website
www.dukeofkentschool.org.uk
Head
Mrs Susan Knox
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 3-16, with nursery
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
Surrey
Ward
Ewhurst & Ellens Green
Constituency
Dorking and Horley
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 January 1951
URN
125336 · LAESTAB 9366036 · UKPRN 10018499

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from