Robertsbridge Community College
Knelle Road, Robertsbridge, TN32 5EA
This school is closed (it closed in February 2025).
It was replaced by Robertsbridge Community College. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Interim Headteacher
- Mr Clive Rosewell
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
- Capacity
- 800
- Pupils on roll
- 733
- URN
- 114588
- Local authority
- East Sussex
About this school
Robertsbridge Community College was a community secondary school in Robertsbridge. It taught children aged 11 to 16 and had 733 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Robertsbridge Community College has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 140 | 141 | 146 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.7 | 44.0 | 40.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.88 -1.11 to -0.64 | -0.63 -0.87 to -0.40 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 29% | 47.5% | 31.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 50% | 70.9% | 56.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 18% | 25.5% | 28.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 |
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 Robertsbridge 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 | 37.7 | 36.7 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44 | 35 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 40.2 | 33.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 754 |
| 2023/24 | 753 |
| 2024/25 | 733 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Robertsbridge Community College compares
Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 39% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 3% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 40.2 | 12.3% | 26.2% | 733 | — |
| Robertsbridge Community College | — | 11.9% | — | 644 | 0.0 miles |
| Claverham Community College | 50.3 | 7.2% | 20.6% | 1,147 | 4.9 miles |
| Uplands Academy | 42.5 | 9% | 23.1% | 699 | 7.4 miles |
| Heathfield Community College | 50.6 | 10.5% | 15.7% | 1,416 | 8.1 miles |
| Cranbrook School | 66.9 | 5% | 6.2% | 958 | 8.3 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)
- 26.19%
- English as an additional language
- 3.1%
- Overall absence
- 12.32%
- Persistent absence
- 34.91%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Robertsbridge Community College0.0 miles
Secondary · Robertsbridge
-
Claverham Community College4.9 miles
Secondary · Battle
-
Uplands Academy7.4 miles
Secondary · Wadhurst
-
Heathfield Community College8.1 miles
Secondary · Heathfield
-
Cranbrook School8.3 miles
Secondary · Cranbrook
Other schools in Robertsbridge
- Robertsbridge Community College Secondary
- Bodiam Church of England Primary School Primary
- Salehurst Church of England Primary School Primary
- Staplecross Methodist Primary School Primary
- Darvell School Independent schools
- Marlborough House Vinehall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does Robertsbridge Community College teach?
- Robertsbridge Community College taught children aged 11 to 16. It was a secondary school in Robertsbridge.
- Has Robertsbridge Community College been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Robertsbridge Community College under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Robertsbridge Community College?
- Robertsbridge Community College had 733 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- How have Robertsbridge Community College's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.7 in 2022/23 and 40.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Robertsbridge Community College's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Robertsbridge 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 8 July 2025.