Claverham Community College

About Claverham Community College

Claverham Community College is a popular choice among local families, with 343 first-preference applications for 224 offers made in the 2025/26 admissions round. That works out at an oversubscription ratio of 3.21, meaning more than three families wanted each available place. The school received 733 applications in total for 228 places, so demand clearly outstrips supply. While we don't have a specific parent recommendation percentage to share, the sheer volume of first-choice applications suggests strong local confidence. The school is a mixed, non-denominational secondary for ages 11 to 16, with no sixth form or boarding provision. It sits in the Rother borough of East Sussex and currently has 1,148 pupils on roll, just slightly over its official capacity of 1,140.

Academically, Claverham holds a Good rating from Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2018, and an ungraded inspection in 2024 confirmed the school remains Good and is improving. Its Progress 8 score of -0.07 is classed as Average nationally, and it outperforms the East Sussex local authority average of -0.16. In the Rother district, it ranks 2nd out of 5 schools by Progress 8, placing it in the 40th percentile locally. Attainment 8 sits at 47.4, and 68.7% of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in English and maths, compared with 49.8% at grade 5 or above. The EBacc average point score is 4.45, with 61.3% of pupils entering the EBacc combination and 43.8% achieving a grade 4 or above across those subjects. Pupils made particularly strong progress in maths, with a Progress 8 score of +0.17, while English progress was weaker at -0.31.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including science labs, a swimming pool, tennis courts, a sports hall, art studios and a chapel. Sports provision covers netball, rowing, swimming, gymnastics, dance, cross country and basketball, while clubs include Young Enterprise, Model UN, science club, drama, choir and a newspaper group. For families with children who have additional needs, Claverham lists SEND support for a wide range of conditions including dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language difficulties, hearing and visual impairments, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With 20.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative local intake. It suits families who want a well-subscribed, Good-rated community school with strong maths progress and a wide extracurricular offer, but who are comfortable with a large secondary that has no sixth form on site.

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