Community school · Hampshire

The Clere School

11–16Ages
382Pupils
SecondaryPhase
116430URN

Earlstone Common, Burghclere, Newbury, RG20 9HP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.8 above Hampshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in Hampshire

99 applications for 36 places · small intake, not ranked

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

38.8of 90

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

58th of 69 in Hampshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Ofsted category of concern: Serious weaknesses

Graded inspection · 15 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes		Inadequate
Personal development	Requires improvement
Leadership and management		Inadequate

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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 entry

2.8applications per place, Year 7

0.8 above Hampshire median (1.9) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

99 applications · 36 places offered · 33 named it first

Small intakeFewer than 60 places, so not ranked.

2026 2.8; Hampshire median median 1.9
2025 2.2; Hampshire median median 1.8
2024 2.5; Hampshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; Hampshire median median 1.8
2022 1.7; Hampshire median median 1.7
2021 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Hampshire median median 1.7
2019 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.6
2018 1.8; Hampshire median median 1.7
2017 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.7
2016 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.8
2015 1.9; Hampshire median median 1.8
2014 2.1; Hampshire median median 1.9

More applications per place than the Hampshire median in 12 of 13 years.

This school
Hampshire 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	36	99	2.8	33	0.92
Sep 2025	70	153	2.2	56	0.80
Sep 2024	74	186	2.5	64	0.86
Sep 2023	113	180	1.6	87	0.77
Sep 2022	115	194	1.7	94	0.82
Sep 2021	87	168	1.9	69	0.79
Sep 2020	100	196	2.0	81	0.81
Sep 2019	87	158	1.8	64	0.74
Sep 2018	93	164	1.8	76	0.82
Sep 2017	109	204	1.9	100	0.92
Sep 2016	123	229	1.9	117	0.95
Sep 2015	105	202	1.9	95	0.90
Sep 2014	87	185	2.1	67	0.77

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

92 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)38.858th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 45.5 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths35%49th of 69 in Hampshire

Hampshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths57%

Hampshire 65% England 66%

This school
Hampshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.62

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	92	38.8	35%	57%	–
2024/25	88	41.3	42%	56%	–
2023/24	72	39.1	38%	64%	−0.62
2022/23	76	38.6	40%	63%	−0.73

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

The Clere SchoolThis school
This school

Serious weaknesses Graded · no overall grade2025

2.8applications per place 38.8Attainment 8
Park House School
3.6 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 50.5Attainment 8
St Bartholomew's School
4.8 km · West Berkshire

2026

1.9applications per place 57.7Attainment 8
Trinity School
7.1 km · West Berkshire

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Kennet School
7.7 km · West Berkshire

Good2024

1.3applications per place 48.0Attainment 8
The Hurst School
10.3 km · Hampshire

Standards maintained2024

1.4applications per place 45.7Attainment 8
Testbourne Community School
13.8 km · Hampshire

Good2023

1.5applications per place 51.7Attainment 8
John O'Gaunt School
14.8 km · West Berkshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 43.2Attainment 8
Everest Community Academy
17.1 km · Hampshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 38.1Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 116430 · 850/4162
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 725 pupils · 382 on roll
Free school meals: 28.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Earlstone Common, Burghclere, Newbury, RG20 9HP
Local authority: Hampshire · Basingstoke and Deane

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources