The Clere School
Secondary · Community school · Ages 11–16 · Newbury, Hampshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hampshire County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2019–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
The Clere School is a secondary school in Newbury, Hampshire for ages 11–16 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 15 January 2025. Hampshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2019 to 2026 entry.
The Clere School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Year 7 applicant was offered a place in 2026, with 33 first-choice applications for 36 offers and 3 offers going to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 42% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 4th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hampshire.
- The latest Ofsted outcome was Not judged (15 January 2025); the previous graded outcome was Good (21 May 2019).
- There were 13.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 16.7 across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Hampshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hampshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Earlstone Common, Burghclere, Newbury, RG20 9HP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 382 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 28.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 15 January 2025
Strengths
- “The school’s expectations for pupils’ academic achievement are high.”
- “In most lessons, pupils’ learning is focused and undisturbed by disruption.”
- “Achievement is improving, albeit gradually.”
To improve
- “Too many pupils feel unsafe at school.”
- “Many told inspectors that they do not report bullying as they do not have confidence in the school’s ability to deal with their concerns.”
- “When reported, allegations of bullying are often not recorded accurately.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 33 first-preference applications, 36 offers in total, 33 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- The Hurst School 6.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Testbourne Community School 8.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Everest Community Academy 10.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bishop Challoner Catholic Secondary School 10.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- The Blue Coat School Basingstoke 11.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Vyne Community School 11.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brighton Hill Community School 11.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lift Winton 11.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published