News

22nd August 19

Claremont students celebrated another year of excellent GCSE results with 7% growth in the number of students achieving grades 9-4 (previously A*-C) from last year. A number of the results were outstanding with Lea-Lynne Rongier achieving 8 and 9 grades in 10 different subjects. Oliver Hill achieved top grades across all the Sciences in a…

15th August 19

We are thrilled to be able to the share the news of a fourth consecutive rise in A Level achievement at Claremont and we couldn’t be more proud of the Class of 2019.  At a time when grades have plateaued across the country our school has continued to develop impressively, having first opened to students…

24th June 19

On a very sunny afternoon at Claremont, global press photographer, Rich Page paid the Newspaper Club a visit to offer some valuable words of wisdom to our budding young journalists.  The children learnt all about the art of capturing the perfect press shot and how to take memorable photographs that really  tell a story.  They…

24th May 19

Claremont U13s have beeen crowned ESFA Small Schools’ Champions 2019 after a stunning 7-0 victory against Boroughbridge High School at West Bromwich Albion FC. This rounds off a phenomenal season for this talented group of players who can now add the much coveted ESFA national title to their League and County Cup wins. Both sides…

9th May 19

On 30th April, Claremont School U13s were named winners of the Sussex Schools County Cup following a 3-0 win against a talented and resilient Seaford Head side.  Having conceded just three goals throughout the competition, Claremont found themselves 1-0 up at half time, before both teams returned for a gripping second half thriller that saw…

24th April 19

Following a three-day Ofsted inspection in March, Claremont School has been judged ‘Outstanding’ across all categories.   Having secured 16 out of 16 ‘Outstanding’ judgements in all of its previous three inspections, the School received high praise from inspectors once again; recognising consistency in the quality of teaching and learning from the Nursery and Pre-Prep, all…

21st March 19

At Herstmonceux Observatory and Science centre this week, Pre-Prep children were treated to a day of discovery amongst the domes and telescopes of the world famous observatory.  They learnt about the inner workings of the telescopes and even studied some of the images they produce. The children were wide-eyed with wonder as they watched the…

21st March 19

To celebrate British Science Week 2019, pupils researched, built and presented their own science experiments at an interactive Science Fair full of surprises.  In a diverse and sometimes explosive range of demonstrations, the children were able to dispel myths, create chemical reactions and answer some very curious questions from every corner of the science world. …

5th March 19

One of the fantastic things about being a Politics teacher is that what is being taught changes on a regular basis. A decade ago Donald Trump was still hosting the Apprentice USA and the idea that Britain might, ten years later, be on the verge of leaving the EU would be met with as much…