Form 1 have taken advantage of the lovely weather to do some Maths in the outdoor classroom. Amongst other things,…
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Outdoor Maths fun for Form 1
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Academic News
Form 2 Ancient Greek Morning
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As part of their Humanities study of Ancient Greece, Form 2 welcomed Ashley Holt from the company ‘Sir Teachalot’. Mr…
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Nine scholars win Academic Awards to Cranleigh School
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A huge congratulations to the pupils who have gained an Academic Scholarship or Exhibition. Competition is always fierce but the…
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Form 3 Diwali Workshop
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Yesterday Form 3 participated in a Hindu workshop as part of their Humanities studies. This included painting Diwali lamps and…
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3D win Masterclass status with Accelerated Reader
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Many congratulations to 3D, Mr Carne’s English set and our first class to have earned Masterclass status with Accelerated Reader…
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Lower School Science Morning
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On Monday the Lower School, dressed for the occasion in their wildlife-themed outfits, took part in a Science activity morning…
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Cranleigh Prep hosts Creative Writing Competition for local primary schools
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Each year Cranleigh Prep School host a Creative Writing Competition for local schools. On Thursday Year 6 pupils from Cranleigh…
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Lower School Book Club celebrate Enid Blyton
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On Wednesday, Lower School Book Club celebrated the wonderful writing of Enid Blyton. Mrs Schutte and Miss Hopkinson, accompanied by…
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Patron of Reading 2018-19
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CPS pupils were delighted to meet award-winning author, story-teller and musician, Gareth P.Jones, who is our new Patron of Reading…
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A visit from M.G.Leonard
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What better way to end a week at school than with a visit, at ‘Pick-Up,’ from one of our favourite children’s authors? …
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Form 3 Tudor Morning
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Form 3 enjoyed an exciting morning of Tudor-themed activities on Saturday’s Open Day, as part of their Humanities study of…
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Form 1’s Archaeological Expedition
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Firstly 1U and 1D were talking about the skills you need to have to be an archaeologist when suddenly Mr…
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Form 4 trip to the British Museum
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On the penultimate day of a very busy half term, the Form 4 pupils headed to London to visit the…
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Form 1 trip to Haslemere Museum
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Form 1 went on an exciting trip to Haslemere museum as part of their Ancient Egyptian studies. First they participated…
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Form 6 Geography Fieldwork on Pitch Hill
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Form 6 visited Pitch Hill on Thursday 8th November to carry out the fieldwork component of their current Geography study…
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‘Pop Up’ Museum for Remembrance
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On Friday, as part of the School’s commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the WW1 Armistice, Toby Batchelor (Head of…
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Poetry prize for Evie
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We had a very special Upper School Assembly on Tuesday as we welcomed Rev’d Roy Woodhams, Rector of St Nicolas…
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Lower School celebrate Roald Dahl’s 102nd Birthday
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Lower School Book Night decided to hold a Birthday Party for Roald Dahl who would have celebrated his 102nd Birthday…
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Form 3 meet two BA pilots
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Today Form 3 welcomed British Airways pilots, Pete Nataraj and Hannah Vaughn. It was wonderful for the children to hear…
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Maths Puzzle Day 2018
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Maths Puzzle Day happens every year at CPS, and it is a time to develop teamwork skills and general Maths…
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House Challenge 2018
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Despite everyone’s brains feeling a little tired at this time of term, we are always impressed by the quick-thinking participants…
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Spelling Bee 2019
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The 3rd annual CPS Spelling Bee was welcomed with much excitement at school. In English lessons, throughout the week, all…
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Joe the Zoolab Ranger visits Form 1
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Joe the Zoolab ranger came in to talk to Form 1 about the Rainforest. He talked to them about the…
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Form 2 trip to Fishbourne Roman Palace
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Form 2 visited Fishbourne Roman Palace as part of their Humanities studies on the Romans in Britain. The children were…
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A visit from Gareth P.Jones, our Patron of Reading
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We were delighted to welcome Gareth P. Jones, our Patron of Reading, back to Cranleigh Prep today. This is the…
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Form 3 perform ‘Joseph’ plays
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, very much like Lloyd-Webber! Once ‘Canaan’s Got Talent’, ‘Joseph in the Ocean’ and ‘I’m a Sister, Get me Out…
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Form 1 trip to Kew Gardens
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The sun shone brightly yesterday as Form 1 boarded the coach; the Humanities trip to Kew Gardens had finally arrived!…
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World Book Day celebrations
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World Book Day was celebrated with huge excitement here on Saturday. One of the highlights of the day was a…
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Form 3 enjoy a Chocolate Talk
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Form 3 have been learning about all about chocolate in their Humanities lessons this term. They’ve explored where in the…
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Upper School Creative Writing trip to Wales
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A group of Upper School pupils dazzled Mrs Schutte and Miss Hopkinson with the superb poetry and prose they wrote…
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Design & Technology trip to the Institute of Engineering
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On Tuesday 2nd April, during the Easter holidays, six budding Design and Technologists ventured to London to the Institute of…
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Awesome Book Awards 2019
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Hundreds of young readers from across the South East gathered together for a celebration of children’s fiction at the Awesome…
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Form 2 trip to the Lookout Centre in Bracknell
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Form 2 scientists enjoyed glorious weather for their school trip to the Lookout Centre in Bracknell. The centre offers the…
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CPS scholars achieved five Academic Awards
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A huge congratulations to all the members of our scholarship class, 6B. Their results were outstanding; four candidates were awarded…
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Form 4 enhance their Geography fieldwork skills in Cranleigh
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Form 4 have been visiting Cranleigh village this week to carry out observations and surveys relating to their current study…
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Form 5 trip to York
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York, May 2019 will long be remembered by Form 5; for they came, they saw, they did a little sightseeing…
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CPS Space Day celebrating 50 years since landing on the moon
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On Monday 17 June, Cranleigh Prep ran a cross-curricular day celebrating space. The Great Space Day as its working title…
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Form 4 meet Lord Nick and Lady Lucy from Loxwood Joust
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Form 4 were joined today by Lord Nick and Lady Lucy from Loxwood Joust, who told them all about being…
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1U have been awarded ‘Master Class’ status by Renaissance Learning
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Mrs Fenton was delighted to announce that 1U has been awarded ‘Master Class’ status by Renaissance Learning who host the…
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Lower School French Day
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The Lower School enjoyed their annual “French day” with an appropriate “Vive les vacances” theme! The students travelled around the…
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Welcome to Emma Carroll, our new Patron of Reading
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It was a delight to welcome Emma Carroll, our Patron of Reading, for her first school visit last Friday, which…
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Form 2 recreate Ancient Greece
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Excited children from Form 2 enjoyed a visit from the ‘Greek Man’ on Saturday 5th October. The visit was aimed…
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Form 6 ‘build a better future’ in DT using Lego
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Pupils in Year 8 (Form 6) Design and Technology undertook a live webinar in conjunction with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation…
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World Photography Day
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On World Photography Day we’re grateful to our brilliant photographers, Mrs Lillian Spibey and Mr Martin Williamson. Mr Williamson is…
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A visit from Tom Palmer, acclaimed children’s author
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Forms 1 and 2 enjoyed an exciting afternoon when Tom Palmer came to visit. An acclaimed children’s author, Tom has published…
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Form 6 Geography Fieldwork on Pitch Hill
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Form 6 visited Pitch Hill on Thursday 7th November to carry out the fieldwork component of their current Geography study…
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Form 1 trip to Haslemere Museum
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Form 1 went on an exciting trip to Haslemere museum as part of their Ancient Egyptian studies. During the introduction…
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Form 4 trip to the British Museum
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Form 4 visited the British Museum on Thursday 21st November as part of their Humanities course. They looked at how…
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House Challenge 2019
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At CPS we keep the ‘grey matter‘ active to the very end of term with the keenly contested House Challenge…
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Maths Puzzle Day
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As we move down through the gears at the end of the Michaelmas term, tradition dictates that the term ends…
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House Spelling Bee 2020
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The Cranleigh Prep School 4th annual Spelling Bee proved as exciting as ever. Throughout the week, all pupils in the…
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Zoolab visit Form 1
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Heather the Zoolab ranger came in to talk to Form 1 about the Rainforest. She talked to them about the…
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Form 2 trip to Fishbourne Roman Palace
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Form 2 enjoyed a trip to Fishbourne Roman Palace yesterday as part of their Humanities topic ‘The Romans’. The children…
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A 2nd visit from Emma Carroll, Patron of Reading
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Our Patron of Reading, Emma Carroll, visited yesterday for the second time. Since her last visit in September, ‘The Somerset…
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Form 3 trip to the Hindu Mandir Temple in Neasden
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Form 3 are currently comparing the Christian and Hindu faiths in Humanities. Last week they were shown round the Senior…
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Young Author Comes First
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Young author George K. was delighted to see his winning story in print in children’s newspaper, First News. The publication…
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Remote Learning Journey
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All seems quiet on campus but in hundreds of homes across Surrey our teachers and pupils are working harder than…
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Creative History
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Pupils have been finding creative ways to bring history to life during lockdown. As part of our remote learning journeys…
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Science Remote Learning Showcase
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Our Science curriculum has always aimed to build curiosity and enthusiasm for explaining the world around us, along with developing…
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First Day Form 4!
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We were delighted to welcome Form 4 pupils back to CPS today after 10 long weeks of lockdown. Our…
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Science Round Up: Week 2
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The Science Department has thoroughly enjoyed being back in the labs over the last two weeks. Pupils have been busy…
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Some wonderful Abstract Art from 1U
| Art
We are working on a lot of ‘one off’ Art lesson plans this term, which will enable any children who…
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Form 6 Geography Fieldwork trip to Pitch Hill
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Form 6 visited Pitch Hill on Thursday 5th November to carry out the fieldwork component of their current Geography study…
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Alfie B’s poem selected for publication
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Many congratulations to Alfie B, Form 4, whose poem on ‘Spring in Lockdown’ has been chosen to be featured in…
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Middle School DT Round Up
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The Middle School have enjoyed working hard designing, planning and creating their projects this term. Form 3 have created vehicles…
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Maths Puzzle Day 2020
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As is tradition at CPS, the end of the Michaelmas term saw the whole school participating in Maths Puzzle Day.…
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House Challenge 2020
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Despite a global pandemic and very many changes in our school routines, the House Challenge Final was an exciting culmination…
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World Book Day Fun
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World Book Day 2021 will be remembered as the same joyous celebration of reading that we have come to expect……
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Form 3 team through to the Schools’ Science Quiz Finals
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On Thursday 29th April, Cranleigh Prep took part in the Science Quiz Club area heats. This is a competition that…
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Townsend Prize winners
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The Townsend prize will be an annual prize given to people who complete an independent project that is deemed to…
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Form 2 trip to Fishbourne Roman Palace
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On Tuesday, Form 2 visited Fishbourne Roman Palace near Chichester or, as the Romans would have called it, Noviomagus Reginorum!…
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Form 4 Geography Fieldwork trip to Cranleigh
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Two of the Form 4 Geography classes visited Cranleigh today to carry out fieldwork studies to supplement their study of…
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Form 1 Bollywood Dance Workshop
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In Humanities this term, Form 1 have been following Phileas Fogg’s journey ‘Around the World in 80 Days.’ When we…
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Form 3 enjoy a Chocolate Talk
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Form 3 were delighted to once again welcome local chocolatier and guest speaker, Joanna Marshall. The pupils are currently learning…
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Form 4 enjoy a visit from the Loxwood Joust
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Form 4 History students welcomed The Loxwood Joust into school this week. The knights enthralled pupils with details about armour…
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CPS pupils achieve 28 scholarship awards to 6 different schools
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This year has seen great success for Cranleigh Prep School pupils in gaining a combined 28 scholarship awards at six…
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Lower School French Morning 2021
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On the penultimate day of term, the Lower School enjoyed a French morning where they learnt about five of Madame…
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Classics Author, Scholar and Teacher visits Cranleigh Prep School
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Last week, we were delighted to welcome Athina Mitropoulos-Monk to Cranleigh Prep to present to Form 2 and Form 6…
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General Knowledge Quiz
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Frank Baum, author of The Wizard of Oz, wrote “no thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that…
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Form 2 – Fractions Museum
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On Friday, Form 2 became museum curators and designed their own exhibits showing what they knew about fractions. The museum…
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Cranleigh Prep welcomes Elevate Education
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Yesterday, pupils in Forms 4, 5 and 6 attended a Study Skills workshop run by Elevate Education. Elevate Education run…
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CPS welcomes Zoolab
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Form 1 were enthralled with their visit from Zoolab today. In today’s workshop our pupils took a journey through the…
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Science Experiments
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Pupils have been enjoying their science lessons this week. Form 4 have been learning about static electricity. During their lesson…
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Science – Discovery Crest Award
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Form 6F are completing a Discovery Crest Award, this is where pupils work in groups to solve a STEM challenge,…
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History Presentations
In History today pupils carried out presentations which are the last of the six History assessments that they have to…
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Scholarship Awards 2022
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This year has seen great success for Cranleigh Prep School pupils in gaining a combined 36 scholarship awards at five…
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Remembering the Queen
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During Learning for Life (LFL) last week the children in every year thought of ways to celebrate the life of…
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Learning And Understanding New Challenging Horizons – LAUNCH
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Our new enrichment scheme LAUNCH started this week with a successful turn out of 30 pupils. The Hub Quiz included…
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World Map Work
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It is great to see our new world map being used by pupils during their lessons. The map was designed…
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Form 1 – Egyptian Workshop
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Form 1 went on an exciting trip to Haslemere Museum as part of their Ancient Egyptian studies. During the introduction…
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Form 4 History ‘Murder Mystery” challenge
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In their History lesson Form 4 took part in a ‘Murder Mystery’ challenge. The pupils arrived at their classroom to…
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Visit to Bletchley Park
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Pupils in 6F enjoyed a day in the sunshine at Bletchley Park to complement their post scholarship studies in History…
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The Loxwood Joust
Before the end of term, Form 4 pupils welcomed a medieval knight to School in June! Our pupils created self-designed…
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Dry Ice workshop in preparation for tomorrow’s Assessment Day
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Some of the pupils today were lucky enough to have a workshop with the Head of Science, Mrs Groocock experimenting…
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Science Quiz Club Competition
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Today three teams from Cranleigh Prep school competed in the National Science Quiz competition. In this round there were 86…
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