Claremont School, St Leonards-on-Sea

In its own words: "Claremont students become ambitious, open-minded learners, prepared for the challenges of the future. We significantly out-perform similar local private schools academically and 92% of students accessed their first-choice destination in 2025. We are immensely proud of our double national award-winning Performing Arts department, highly regarded Football Academy and unique international learning opportunties through ISP."

From the headteacher's welcome: "Our annual Welcome BBQ brings students, parents, boarders and teachers together to mark the beginning of these key transition years. For Year 9, the year represents the beginning of the journey towards GCSEs , with growing independence and new opportunities ahead."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, hockey, cricket, basketball, swimming, dance, ballet, drama and orchestra.

The Department for Education's GCSE measures do not count IGCSEs, which many independent schools take instead of GCSEs, so the Attainment 8 and English and maths figures it publishes for Claremont School can understate its results. We do not rank or compare them; ask the school for its own GCSE and IGCSE results.

The nearest other independent schools to Claremont School are Battle Abbey School (3.2 miles), Buckswood School (3.3 miles) and Marlborough House Vinehall School (5 miles).

Of the 67 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 60% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 13% into work.

In 2026, 107 pupils (25.6%) received SEN support and 15 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan.

The nearest railway station is Three Oaks Rail Station, about 2.5 miles away in a straight line.

2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Claremont School (adjacent), 90 metres away.