Cranbourne
Contact details for the school

School Name: Cranbourne
Address: Wessex Close
Town/City: Basingstoke
County: Hampshire
Postcode: RG21 3NP
Telephone Number: 01256 868600
Website:

Type of school

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-16)
Type: Community school
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective

Staff and pupils

Headteacher: Miss Sarah Conlon
Capacity: 900
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 1088 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 121% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 27.4%

SEN Provisions

  • SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty

Location and administration

URN: 116432
DfE Number: 850/4164
UKPRN: 10015484
UPRN: 10002923238
Region: South East (E12000008)
District: Basingstoke and Deane (E07000084)
Constituency: Basingstoke (E14001078)
Electoral Ward: Brookvale & Kings Furlong (E05013081)

Easting & Northing: 462911E, 151085N
Latitude & Longitude: 51° 15' 21.98" N 1° 5' 59.09" W
Plus Code: 9C3W7W42+C4

External links

DfE Record: View record

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Nearby schools
  1. Kings Furlong Junior School (0.3km)
  2. Kings Furlong Infant School and Nursery (0.4km)
  3. St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4km)
  4. Queen Mary's College (0.9km)
  5. Fairfields Primary School (0.9km)
  6. Basingstoke College of Technology (0.9km)
  7. Inclusion School (1.0km)
  8. Limington House School (1.0km)
  9. St Anne's Catholic Primary School (1.1km)
  10. Chalk Ridge Primary School (1.1km)
Associated schools

Predecessor school†

† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged.
Governors

  • Craig Ashford - Governor. Appointed on 10 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 17 November 2025.
  • Debashree Bag - Governor. Appointed on 1 June 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 31 May 2027.
  • Mrs Ruth Cheesman - Governor. Appointed on 10 September 2024 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 9 September 2028.
  • Miss Sarah Conlon - Governor. Appointed on 1 September 2023 (Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal).
  • Ms Pamela Corrigan - Governor. Appointed on 5 July 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 July 2027.
  • Nicolas Gausden - Governor. Appointed on 30 January 2026 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 29 January 2030.
  • Miss Emma Lister - Governor. Appointed on 5 March 2019 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 4 March 2027.
  • Mr Michael McCarthy - Governor. Appointed on 27 March 2018 (Nominated by LA and appointed by GB). Term runs until 7 February 2030.
  • Rebecca Merritt - Governor. Appointed on 10 February 2025 (Elected by parents). Term runs until 9 February 2029.
  • Mrs Melissa Paxton - Chair of Governors. Appointed on 27 March 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 March 2026.
  • Miss Vicki Phin - Governor. Appointed on 2 June 2020 (Elected by school staff). Term runs until 17 July 2028.
  • Mr Benjamin Raine - Governor. Appointed on 19 September 2023 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 18 September 2027.
  • Mr Shibaji Shrestha - Governor. Appointed on 27 March 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 26 March 2030.
  • Mrs Donna Diane Titcombe - Governor. Appointed on 18 December 2018 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 12 May 2026.
  • Harry Walther-Caine - Governor. Appointed on 11 February 2025 (Appointed by GB/board). Term runs until 10 February 2029.