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Robertsbridge Community College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Sponsored academy
Knelle Road, Robertsbridge TN32 5EA · robertsbridge.org.uk · 01580 880360
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2024
- GCSEs, 2023/24
- 44
- average Attainment 8 score. East Sussex 43.1, England 45.9
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · East Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 644
- 86% of 750 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- First language not English
- 3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: East Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 76 families put the school first and 118 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 118 | 76 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 92 | 73 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 153 | 138 | 0.9 | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 140 | 158 | 1.1▲ | 76% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 156 | 166 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Results
In 2023/24 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44, and 47.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across East Sussex it was 43.1, and across England 45.9.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 46 | ||
| n/a | 45.4% | ||
| n/a | 64.8% | ||
| n/a | 40.5% | ||
| n/a | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 114588)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.6 | +4.1 |
| Sixth form college | 21.3 | −28.3 |
| Further education | 48.9 | +20.8 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −1.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −1.5 |
| Employment | 3.5 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.8 | +1.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | — |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 114588)
Ofsted
Robertsbridge Community College was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 23 Apr 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114588)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Sept 2022
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 114588), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Sept 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114588)
Before September 2019
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114588)
Oct 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 114588)