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Battle Abbey School
All-through · Mixed · Ages 0–18 · Independent school
High street, Battle, East Sussex, East Sussex TN33 0AD · battleabbeyschool.com · 01424 772385
On the mapSearch near TN33 0AD
Overview
- Inspection
- ISI
- Inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted
- A levels, 2024/25
- B
- average result (39.4 points per entry)
- Pupils
- 459
- 87% of 530 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (39.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼42.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼0.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 students | B (39.4) | Average +0.03 | |
| 38 students | B (40) | Average +0.07 | |
| 6 students | Dist- (32.9) | Average +0.51 |
27.6%AAB or better
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 51 | B (38.7) | +0.38 |
| 2022/23 | 49 | B (38.7) | — |
| 2021/22 | 55 | B+ (43.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 49 | C+ (34.7) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 44 | B (40.1) | +0.56 |
| 2016/17 | 53 | C+ (33) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 53 | B- (35.2) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 45.3 | −17.6 |
| Further and other education | 18.9 | +10.8 |
| Further education | 11.3 | — |
| Other education | 7.5 | — |
| Employment | 13.2 | +0.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 15.1 | +11.9 |
| Activity not captured | 7.5 | −5.4 |
ISI
Battle Abbey School is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not by Ofsted.
- Standards
- Met
- Inspected
- 11 December 2025
- Non-routine inspection
Previously: standards not all met, routine inspection, Mar 2025
Earlier inspections
Mar 2025RoutineNot all met
Quality of education Met Health and emotional wellbeing Not met Social and economic education Met Safeguarding Not met Leadership and governance Not met - Apr 2023Short Visit 2023
- Mar 2022Regulatory compliance
- Sept 2021Short Visit 2021
- Mar 2017Compliance Inspection 2017
- Mar 2017Educational Quality 2017