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Claverham Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Community school
North Trade Road, Battle TN33 0HT · claverham.e-sussex.sch.uk · 01424 772155
On the mapSearch near TN33 0HT
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.3
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 4.25 mi
- 6.84 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Category 6 · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,147
- 7 over 1,140 places · 101%
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.6%
- First language not English
- 1.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Category 6” went to a home 4.25 mi (6.84 km) from the school. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 307 families put the school first and 226 places were offered; 72% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 226 | 307 | 1.4▲ | 72% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 228 | 343 | 1.5▲ | 65% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 229 | 318 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 227 | 224 | 1 | 94% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 228 | 280 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Category 6 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 4.25 mi6.84 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.3, and 56.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲56.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲57.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.69 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 13.8 | +5.3 |
| Sixth form college | 30 | −11.7 |
| Further education | 42.9 | +10.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −1.3 |
| Employment | 1.8 | −0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.9 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.8 | +1.5 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 24 April 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Claverham Community College was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Sept 2007Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (186 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 186
- 17% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 56 parents (30%) with SEND