Claverham Community College
North Trade Road, Battle, TN33 0HT
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr P Swatton
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,140
- Pupils on roll
- 1,147
- URN
- 114584
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424772155
About this school
Claverham Community College is a community secondary school in Battle. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 1,147 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 April 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 226 | 217 | 218 |
| Attainment 8 score | 53.5 | 47.4 | 50.3 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.44 +0.26 to +0.63 | -0.07 -0.26 to +0.12 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 58% | 49.8% | 56.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 68.7% | 73.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 56% | 61.3% | 57.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Claverham Community College has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53.5 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.3 | 33.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,137 |
| 2023/24 | 1,127 |
| 2024/25 | 1,148 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Claverham Community College compares
Claverham Community College ranked 2nd of 22 secondary schools in East Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.3 | 7.2% | 20.6% | 1,147 | — |
| Bexhill High Academy | 41.7 | 8.9% | 31.1% | 1,441 | 4.2 miles |
| Robertsbridge Community College | — | 11.9% | — | 644 | 4.9 miles |
| Mulberry Academy St Leonards | — | — | — | — | 5.1 miles |
| St Richard's Catholic College | — | — | — | 1,029 | 5.1 miles |
| Ark Alexandra Academy | 42.6 | 9% | 33.8% | 1,315 | 5.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.64%
- English as an additional language
- 2.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.16%
- Persistent absence
- 18.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bexhill High Academy4.2 miles
Secondary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
Robertsbridge Community College4.9 miles
Secondary · Robertsbridge
-
Mulberry Academy St Leonards5.1 miles
Secondary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
St Richard's Catholic College5.1 miles
Secondary · Bexhill-on-Sea
-
Ark Alexandra Academy5.2 miles
Secondary · Hastings
Other schools in Battle
- Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Catsfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crowhurst CofE Primary School Primary
- Netherfield CofE Primary School Primary
- Ninfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School Primary
- Headstart Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Claverham Community College teach?
- Claverham Community College teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Battle.
- Who is the headteacher of Claverham Community College?
- The headteacher of Claverham Community College is Mr P Swatton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Claverham Community College last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Claverham Community College, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Claverham Community College?
- Claverham Community College has 1,147 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Claverham Community College full?
- Claverham Community College has capacity for 1,140 pupils and 1,147 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Claverham Community College a faith school?
- No. Claverham Community College has no designated religious character.
- Is Claverham Community College a selective school?
- No. Claverham Community College is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Claverham Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 53.5 in 2022/23 and 50.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Claverham Community College rank locally?
- Claverham Community College ranked 2nd of 22 secondary schools in East Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Claverham Community College's absence rate?
- Claverham Community College's overall absence rate is 7.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Claverham Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Claverham Community College's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.