Secondary school in Robertsbridge, East Sussex
Robertsbridge Community College
Knelle Road, Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EA
Ofsted
Graded Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 23 April 2024.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 2 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 644
- Places
- 750
- How full
- 86% full — 644 of 750 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 319 / 325
- Overall absence
- 12%
- Persistently absent
- 37%
secondary schools average 8.6%
secondary schools average 23.9% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rother 001A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 40%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 13%
- Households owning their home
- 86%
- Households in social housing
- 7%
- Households with no car
- 8%
- Adults economically inactive
- 53%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- AQUINAS CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: James Pratt
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Robertsbridge
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- URN
- 151564
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darvell SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 0.2 mi |
| Marlborough House Vinehall SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 2.4 mi |
| Claverham Community CollegeCommunity school | Good 2024 | 50.3 | 4.9 mi |
| Battle Abbey SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 5.1 mi |
| Claremont SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 7.3 mi |
| Uplands AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 42.5 | 7.4 mi |
| Benenden SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 7.8 mi |
| Heathfield Community CollegeCommunity school | Good 2023 | 50.6 | 8.1 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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