Claverham Community College, Battle

In 2026, pupils at Claverham Community College averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.5 in East Sussex and 47 across England.

51% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 44% in East Sussex and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.3 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.07: pupils made about average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 32.7, against 51.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 18.6 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 29 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 307 families put Claverham Community College as their first choice and 703 named it as one of their preferences, for 226 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 86 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Claverham Community College are Bexhill High Academy (4.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.7); Mulberry Academy St Leonards (5.1 miles); Ark Alexandra Academy (5.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.4); and Lansdowne Children's Centre (5.8 miles).

Claverham Community College's 2026 results were higher than all 2 of them.

Of the 217 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 87% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 43% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

1.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (87%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 31 pupils (2.7%) received SEN support and 14 (1.2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.

The nearest railway station is Battle Rail Station, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Claverham College (outside), 60 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 25 crimes within a mile of the school, most often shoplifting, anti-social behaviour and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65).

In 2024/25, Claverham Community College issued 192 suspensions, 16.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Claverham Community College are Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School (0.6 miles) and Catsfield Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.