CRANLEIGH SCHOOL

'Cranleigh School' is an independent English boarding school in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. It was founded in 1865 as a boys' school and started to admit girls in the early 1970s. It is now co-educational. The current headmaster is Guy Waller.
The school's Trevor Abbott Sports Centre was opened by Sir Richard Branson and the West House was opened by Baroness Greenfield. New building projects include the recently completed extension onto Cubitt House as well as an environmentally friendly Woodland Workshop and a new Academic Centre which is projected to include new high-tech facilities for Science and Modern Languages as well as a lecture theatre.
Cranleigh has facilities for music (including two Steinway Grands and a small recording studio), sport, drama and academic enhancement.
The school accommodates approximately 600 pupils. The boys are divided into four houses - Cubitt, East, Loveday and North. The girls are divided into two houses - South and West.
There is an Old Cranleighans (OC) society host many functions including sports matches against current students and staff.

Contents

Notable Old Cranleighans

Notable masters

Press

Southern Railway School's Class

Gatleys Cafe

Traditions

External links

Notable Old Cranleighans

★ Derek Bourgeois (composer)

★ Sir Gordon Brunton (industrialist)

★ David Calcutt (lawyer)

★ Harry Calder (cricketer)

★ Ray Dunnett (mathematician)

★ Eric Fellner (film producer)

★ Paul Goodman (politician)

★ Bernard Gutteridge (poet)

★ G.H. Hardy (mathematician)

★ Christopher Herrick (musician)

★ Lieutenant General James Gordon Legge (soldier)

★ Patrick Marber (actor, director, screenwriter)

★ George May, 1st Baron May (civil servant)

★ Georgina Moffat (actress)

★ Julia Ormond (actor)

★ Andrew Roberts (historian, broadcaster)

★ Alan Rusbridger (Guardian Editor)

★ Sewell Stokes (novelist and playwright)

★ E W Swanton (cricket and rugby correspondent, commentator and author)

★ Jimmy Walters (actor)

★ David Westcott (GB hockey captain)

Notable masters

★ Ian Bradley (author)

★ Andrew Corran (cricketer)

★ David Emms (rugby player, headmaster)

★ Roger Knight (cricketer)

★ Thomas Layng (chaplain)

★ Michael Redgrave (actor)

★ Revd. William Booth (clergyman)

Press

The school recently appeared in a revealing article in the UK newspaper The Sun. Headmaster Guy Waller is quoted as having said that his relationship with the student body remains "as strong as ever" after the article was published. However there have been a number of local press articles including various articles on the various dramatic and musical shows put on including the recent 'Les Miserables' and 'The Astronauts Wives' Club' (written by an Old Cranleighan).
In 2004 the school experienced a large drug scandal in which the Headmaster's lack of sesitivity was called in to question. Mr. Guy Waller was unable to comment, due to absence while on sabbatical leave.

Southern Railway School's Class

The School lent its name to the thirtyseventh steam locomotive (Engine 936) in the Southern Railway's Class V of which there were 40. This Class was also known as the Schools Class because all 40 of the class were named after prominent English public schools. 'Cranleigh', as it was called, was built in 1934.The locomotive bearing the School's name was withdrawn in the early 1960s.

Gatleys Cafe

The school has a tuck shop called 'Gatleys Cafe' which every morning break is open for pupils to enjoy themselves, hot meals and tuck.

Traditions

One tradition for the boys is to make toast with butter every break.

External links

★ Cranleigh School website