Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College
| Motto | It is our business to succeed |
|---|---|
| Established | 1967 |
| Type | Community school |
| Headteacher | Mrs Betty Elkins |
| Location | Wessex Close Basingstoke Hampshire RG21 3NP England Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Local authority | Hampshire |
| DfE URN | 116432 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Staff | 70 |
| Students | 665 out of 1300 Places |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Ages | 11–16 |
| Colours | Navy blue and white, light blue, black |
| Website | www |
Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College is a large co-educational secondary school in Basingstoke, northern Hampshire, England. The school serves Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 students between the ages of 11 and 16. The school follows the National Curriculum but has a specialist focus on business and enterprise.
History
Cranbourne was founded as the Cranbourne Bi-Lateral School in 1967 as a bilateral school for 11- to 18-year-olds, on the site of a former nursery. It became a comprehensive school in 1972 following the establishment of Queen Mary's Sixth Form College,[1] and then as Cranbourne Business and Enterprise College in September 2004.[2] Cranbourne (or CBEC) became the first of two Business and Enterprise Colleges in Hampshire in 2004 and features scola architecture refurbished in 2006.[3] CBEC is separated into 9 blocks and features a small swimming pool and a 3-story Science block (C block).
2009 Fire Incident
On 11 June 2009, a fire broke out after school hours in the upper floor of G block (Art and Textiles block),[citation needed] damaging three classrooms including the main Art classroom. Nobody was hurt in the incident After investigation, it was found that the fire started by sunlight reflecting off a mirror in a storage cupboard. The block re-opened in November 2009.
