Clere School

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The Clere School
Location
Clere School
Earlstone Common

Burghclere
,
Hampshire
,
RG20 9HP

England
Coordinates 51°20′58″N1°19′16″W / 51.3494°N 1.3210°W / 51.3494; -1.3210
Information
Type Community school
Local authority Hampshire
Department for Education URN 116430 Tables
Ofsted Reports
Head teacherJayne McLaren [1]
GenderCo-educational [1]
Age11to 16 [1]
EnrolmentAs of 2025: 468 [1]
Capacity725 [1]
HousesBeacon
Cottington
Ladle
Sidown
Website www.clere.hants.sch.uk

The Clere School is a small co-educational community secondary school in Burghclere, Hampshire, England. The headteacher is Jayne McLaren. [2] The school caters for academic years 7 to 11, but does not have a Sixth Form. [3]

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History

In 1966 the old boys school in Kingsclere, which had been established in c. 1542 and rebuilt in 1820 and 1861 and became the Secondary Modern School, moved to Burghclere, becoming The Clere School. [4] Among the school equipment taken from Kingsclere to Burghclere was a 1934 "Y" Model Ford, which was used outside school hours in the playground by boys learning to drive. [5]

It gained Specialist Technology College status in September 2003, changed its name to The Clere School and Technology College, and held an official launch of the status on 13 November 2003 with Sir George Young. [6] With the ending of the specialist schools programme in 2011 the school reverted to its former name.

On the afternoon of 7 November 2012, a fire was discovered outside the school's Sports Hall. Local fire crews attended the incident, and prevented the fire from spreading to the inside of the building. The fire resulted in damage to the roof of the building, and several solar panels which were mounted on it. [7]

Ofsted inspections

As of 2025, the school's most recent inspection by Ofsted was in January 2025. [8] The inspection judgements were: Quality of education, and Personal development: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes, and Leadership and management: Inadequate. [8] The inspection found that significant improvement to the school was needed. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Clere School". Get Information about Schools. Gov.UK. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Leadership Team". The Clere School. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Clere School Establishment Details". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  4. ↑ Ingram, Margaret (1987). "The Schools in Kingsclere". Kingsclere. Archived from the original on 24 May 2003. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  5. ↑ "Memories of a former teacher at the school". Memories of Kingsclere Secondary Modern School. Kingsclere. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  6. ↑ "School of the future". Southern Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. 17 November 2003. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
  7. ↑ "Clere Secondary School evacuated during fire". BBC News. 7 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  8. 1 2 3 Culling, Linda (2025). "Inspection of The Clere School". Ofsted. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
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