# Claverham Community College — Battle, United Kingdom

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## At a glance

- **Type:** Secondary
- **Parent rating:** 1.6/5 from 27 published reviews
- **Students:** 800

## Contact

- **Address:** North Trade Road
- **Phone:** 50248081
- **Website:** http://www.claverham.e-sussex.sch.uk
- **SchoolBrowse profile:** https://schoolbrowse.com/gb/battle/claverham-community-college-5794

## About

Claverham Community College is a secondary school located in Battle, East Sussex, United Kingdom. The college aims to provide a supportive and inclusive environment for students aged 11 to 16, fostering both academic and personal growth. With a commitment to high standards of teaching and learning, Claverham offers a broad curriculum that includes a wide range of subjects, ensuring that students can pursue their interests and develop their skills effectively. The school is known for its strong emphasis on community involvement and extracurricular activities, which enhance the educational experience. Facilities at Claverham include modern classrooms, sports facilities, and dedicated spaces for the arts and sciences. The college has built a reputation for academic excellence and a supportive atmosphere, making it a popular choice for families in the area.

## Official rankings

- **Ofsted (Leadership and Management):** Good — Oct 2018
- **Ofsted (Overall Effectiveness):** Good — Oct 2018

## Recent parent reviews

- **1/5** — Reviews speak for themselves really.: As a previous teacher at this school, I feel compelled to speak out about the way students are treated. While some staff genuinely care, too many are plain vile to the kids. There is a culture of frustration, impatience, and even hostility, with many teachers clearly hating their jobs and taking it out on the very students they’re meant to support. The pastoral team is horrendous—instead of offering help, they ignore real issues, dismiss student concerns, and make situations worse. Students who … *(Mar 2025)*
- **1/5** — What George Orwell’s books were really talking about: If you ever wondered what 1984 would look like in a school setting, look no further than Claverham Community College. The pastoral unit, supposedly meant to support students, instead functions as the Thought Police, monitoring every move and attempting to control not just behavior but even opinions. Their obsession with enforcement goes beyond discipline—it’s a full-scale psychological operation designed to crush individuality under the guise of “well-being.” Step out of line, even slightly, and… *(Mar 2025)*
- **2/5** — nooooo: this is a very simple review. good education. sh*tty pastoral . corrupt staff. *(Jul 2024)*
- **1/5** — A miserable experience: I don’t know what to say. There is too much. Overall an old fashioned and unfair approach to teaching. Pastoral team are nice one minute and ignoring you the next and leave you feeling generally cold and unimportant. A child with any kind of issue is not welcome and they make that clear through the way they treat them and the constant punishments issued for talking in class or turning round on the chair is over the top. Not a happy environment even with its new build and state of the art this an… *(Oct 2023)*
- **1/5** — don’t send your kids to Claverham: Worst school I’ve ever been to, teachers are nasty to children, bullying is not delt with, pastoral staff are useless and don’t deal with thing’s appropriately. *(Oct 2023)*
- **3/5** — Mehhhhhh: The food is really nice but you have to queue for ages sometimes. I like the after school clubs. Pastoral is useless. I went there once when I was upset about a lesson in pshe I just had (topic was black racism and the news reports hit a little too close to home) they did not make me feel better at all just made me late for food tech. Useless at sorting out fights and bullying. I have not been bullied in experience at this school but I’ve seen all the drama that’s gone on in year 7 and someone e… *(Jul 2023)*
- **4/5** — Amazing school , but little improvement needed: School is good ! The food is great quality! They do seem to handle certain situations like fights very poorly though. I also think it is unreasonable for them to lock the toilets during lessons especially for females when they are on their ‘time of the month. However I do love the fact on how they handle mental health and their ‘room 59’ is a calmer place to go than outside coming from someone with anxiety. Sometimes pastoral is helpful and made me feel better about myself (Miss Holdworth) howev… *(Jul 2023)*
- **3/5** — Not great: It's not great. Some of my friends go and they say pastoral is a poo but I've only been there for transition days so I can't say much about it. Most of the teachers I met were nice enough but some were a bit annoying. However you can make lots of friends so overall average *(Jul 2023)*
- **3/5** — Meh..: Overall its kinda average. Food tastes great but I swear me and my friends have to literally sprint to the canteen if we have a chance of getting our food in less than like 2 hours. Pastoral team is absolutely useless sorting out fights or stopping bullying. I was upset about a lesson we had on racism that hit a little to close to home so my friend took me to pastoral. I FELT EVEN WORSE!!!! Like they didn't even make me feel better they just asked me about why it was making me feel upset. They w… *(Jul 2023)*
- **1/5** — Sue claverham: The teachers don’t care about you only ur education don’t trust this school man please ur child will feel mentally and physically drained near the end of year 7 *(Jul 2023)*

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