The Clere School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Inadequate Jan 15 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Unique reference
- 116430
- Address
- Earlstone Common, Burghclere, RG20 9HP
- Website
- http://www.clere.school
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 468 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.9%
- Girls
- 52.1%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 24.8%
- Persistent absence
- 35.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.4%
White British 86.3%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 2.6%
Irish Traveller 1.5%
African 1.5%
Indian 0.9%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.6%
Other Black 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 34%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 41.3
Local authority average 45.4
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.71
Local authority average 4.01
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 7 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 34 |
| Biology | GCSE | 15 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 15 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 13 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 16 |
| English Language | GCSE | 84 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 83 |
| Geography | GCSE | 39 |
| History | GCSE | 43 |
Admissions
The Clere School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 70
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 52
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 56
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 4
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 70 36 34 |
| Year 8 | 107 60 47 |
| Year 9 | 102 44 58 |
| Year 10 | 102 45 57 |
| Year 11 | 87 39 48 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 79.0% 85.2% 85.5% |
Further education | 37.0% 38.1% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 0.0% 5.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 42.0% 41.2% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 8.0% 3.6% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 7.0% 3.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 5.5% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.4% 3.0% |