SecondaryOfsted: Good

Latest inspection March 2023

Glebelands School

Cranleigh

Parsonage Road, GU6 7AN

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Inspected March 2023

Good

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Inspection summary

Latest inspection · March 2023

Glebelands School has recently converted to academy status under the Academies Act 2010. As a new legal entity, the academy has not yet received its first formal inspection since this conversion.

Strengths

What inspectors noted positively.

  • The school successfully completed the conversion process to become an academy.
  • The institution remains a recognized educational provider under the new legal framework.
  • Historical inspection data from the predecessor school remains available to assist parents during the transition.

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  • The date scheduled for the new academy's first full section 5 or section 8 inspection.
  • Changes to school governance or structure following the conversion to an academy.
  • The historical performance and inspection reports of the predecessor school.

Safeguarding

The provided documentation does not contain specific safeguarding findings as the new academy entity has not yet been inspected.

Leadership

The report notes that the school operates as an academy converter, a new legal entity following a transition from the predecessor school.

Inspection highlights

Newly established academy status
Predecessor school history available
Transition to academy converter completed
Subject to future HMCI inspection scheduling

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Performance & attendance

Achievement

Attainment 8

53.2

Attendance

Attendance rate

92.6%

Absence rate

7.44%

Persistent absence

20.89%

Destinations

Student destinations

87%

Published by the Department for Education. · 2024-2025

School at a glance

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PhaseSecondary
Age range11–16
Number on roll758
TownCranleigh
Local authoritySurrey
CountySurrey
Data year2024-2025
Last updatedJune 2026

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Last checked
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Data year
2024-2025
Inspection date
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