The Clere School
Secondary · Community school · Mixed · Hampshire
Earlstone Common, Newbury, RG20 9HP
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Not judged
Graded 15/01/2025
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.1%
35.2% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
382
Capacity used
Has space53%
725 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
56 of 56 families who put it first got an offer
70
Places offered
153
Total applications
2.2
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 56 | 56 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 45 | 9 | ● 20% |
| 3rd preference | 52 | 4 | ● 8% |
| Total | 153 | 69 | 45% |
1st preference success by year
Hampshire lets families list 3 preferences. 12 applications came from outside the council area (7 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- James Rodgers
- Address
- Earlstone Common, Burghclere, Newbury, RG20 9HP
- Phone
- 01635278372
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Ward / constituency
- Evingar · North West Hampshire
- Area
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 116430
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 29% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
382 pupils · 725 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
15 January 2025
Full graded inspection
Not judged overall effectivenessPersonal development Requires improvement Quality of education Requires improvement Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 509 pupils
Attendance
89.1%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.9%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
35.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.9%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.62 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 38% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.45 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.3 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 42% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 55.7% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 30.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.71 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 88 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 84 | 24% | 57% | 68% | |
| English Language | 84 | 19% | 49% | 69% | |
| English Literature | 83 | 18% | 47% | 61% | |
| Combined Science | 69 | 1% | 23% | 48% | |
| History | 43 | 19% | 42% | 51% | |
| Geography | 39 | 21% | 38% | 46% | |
| Art and Design | 34 | 9% | 24% | 26% | |
| Physical Education | 34 | 9% | 35% | 50% | |
| Spanish | 30 | 13% | 57% | 70% | |
| Drama | 29 | 3% | 24% | 28% | |
| Social Studies | 29 | 7% | 41% | 48% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 19 | 5% | 32% | 42% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Hampshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.