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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)
- 31 October 2018Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry703 applications · 226 places offered · 307 named it first
- 2026 3.1; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2025 3.2; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2024 3.0; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2023 2.4; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2022 2.6; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2021 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.9
- 2020 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2019 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.8
- 2018 2.6; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2017 2.5; East Sussex median median 1.6
- 2016 2.1; East Sussex median median 1.7
- 2015 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.4
- 2014 2.3; East Sussex median median 1.5
- This school
- East Sussex median
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 226 | 703 | 3.1 | 307 | 1.36 |
| Sep 2025 | 228 | 733 | 3.2 | 343 | 1.50 |
| Sep 2024 | 229 | 684 | 3.0 | 318 | 1.39 |
| Sep 2023 | 227 | 548 | 2.4 | 224 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2022 | 228 | 596 | 2.6 | 280 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2021 | 229 | 569 | 2.5 | 267 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2020 | 225 | 552 | 2.5 | 269 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2019 | 226 | 561 | 2.5 | 275 | 1.22 |
| Sep 2018 | 226 | 582 | 2.6 | 298 | 1.32 |
| Sep 2017 | 223 | 559 | 2.5 | 267 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2016 | 224 | 472 | 2.1 | 264 | 1.18 |
| Sep 2015 | 221 | 492 | 2.2 | 289 | 1.31 |
| Sep 2014 | 219 | 497 | 2.3 | 299 | 1.37 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 227 | 48.0 | 51% | 68% | – |
| 2024/25 | 218 | 50.3 | 56% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 217 | 47.4 | 50% | 69% | −0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 226 | 53.5 | 58% | 75% | +0.44 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Claverham Community CollegeThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good · improving20243.1applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
- 6.8 km · East SussexGraded · no overall grade20251.3applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
- 7.8 km · East SussexSpecial measures Inadequate20241.9applications per place 40.3Attainment 8
- 8.2 km · East SussexSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade2025
- 8.2 km · East SussexGood20212.4applications per place
- 8.4 km · East Sussex20261.6applications per place 45.4Attainment 8
- 11.1 km · East Sussex20261.5applications per place 38.5Attainment 8
- 14.4 km · East SussexGood20231.9applications per place 50.0Attainment 8
- 15.8 km · East SussexSerious weaknesses Inadequate20230.9applications per place 35.4Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 114584 · 845/4025
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,140 pupils · 1,147 on roll
- Free school meals
- 20.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Address
- North Trade Road, Battle, TN33 0HT
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Rother
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources