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The Clere School

Basingstoke and Deane, RG20 9HPSecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Requires improvement
Jan 2025
Progress 8
No data
First choices / offers
0.9×
First choices did not exceed offers made
33 1st-choice / 36 offers made
Ranking
#2,753
of 3,141 nationally

About The Clere School

The Clere School is a state-funded secondary school in Basingstoke and Deane, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 16 for boys and girls. DfE data records 382 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 725.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (15 Jan 2025). the published Attainment 8 score was 41.3 for 2024/25. admissions data records 33 first-preference applications and 36 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
AddressEarlstone Common, Burghclere, Newbury, Basingstoke and Deane, RG20 9HP
HeadteacherMr James Rodgers
Local AuthorityHampshire
Number of Pupils382
Free School Meals (FSM)28.8%
School Capacity382 / 725 (53% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

15 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Inadequate
Personal Development
Requires improvement
Leadership & Management
Inadequate

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 24 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

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The Clere School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.