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Battle Abbey School

Other independent school in East Sussex (East Sussex).

Pupils
459
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
20.5%
2025/26
Capacity
87%
459 / 530 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

The site occupied by the Senior School, dates back to the beginning of modern British history, with commanding views over the very battle field where William the Conqueror defeated King Harold in 1066. The Abbot's house was built in the thirteenth century, whilst a monastery grew up around the church.

A substantial part of the main school building originates from that time, the most modern addition from the 16th Century. At the time of the Reformation, many of the Abbey buildings were destroyed but the Abbot's house passed into private hands.

The School was founded in 1912 in Bexhill as a small and exclusive finishing school for girls, (then named St. Etheldreda's School) overlooking the Golf Links and sea.

Ten years later, the school had outgrown the premises, and following a chance bicycle visit that Easter to the uninhabited Battle Abbey site, the staff and thirty-five girls subsequently moved in on 22 September 1922.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

18 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Chess
  • Choir
  • Creative Writing
  • Debating
  • Drama
  • Duke of Edinburgh
  • Lego
  • Photography
  • Sewing
  • Swimming
  • Textiles
  • Band
  • Football
  • Hockey
  • Netball
  • Orchestra

and 2 more

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Duke of EdinburghPersonal development

Key facts

URN
114622
Type
Other independent school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
0 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
East Sussex
Constituency
Bexhill and Battle
Setting
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1974

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold. Independent schools, colleges and some other types do not appear in the governance returns.

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