Battle Abbey School
Battle Abbey School
Battle Abbey School
Battle Abbey School
Battle Abbey School Battle, East Sussex Visit
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Battle Abbey School
Battle
370 pupils, ages 11-18
Mixed
Day and Boarding
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Battle Abbey School

‘The school feels like we are in a family, everyone knows everyone,’ says one pupil at this unique East Sussex day and boarding school that looks across the very battlefield where the Battle of Hastings took place. Classes are held in a former monastery and a clutch of historic 13th-century buildings, and in the winter, the famous ruins of William the Conqueror’s abbey are used for teaching and singing by candlelight. It’s spine-tingling stuff to have 1066 woven into your day-to-day school life, but for all its history, this is an all-through school with an impress...
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group of pupils in uniform at Battle Abbey
Girls with a pony at Battle Abbey
Senior Girls at Battle Abbey
Drama at Battle Abbey
DT at Battle Abbey
Battle Abbey Speech Day
Battle Abbey Speech Day
Students hiking along a grass path carrying backpacks
Aerial view of Battle Abbey School

School Updates

  • Battle Abbey School are delighted to announce their latest EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) results.

    Battle Abbey School are delighted to announce their latest EPQ (Extended Project Qualification) results.
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  • WATCH: Battle Abbey Year 11 pupil Alex talks about life at Battle Abbey School

    WATCH: Battle Abbey Year 11 pupil Alex talks about life at Battle Abbey School
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  • WATCH: Battle Abbey Year 11 pupil Edie talks about life at Battle Abbey School

    WATCH: Battle Abbey Year 11 pupil Edie talks about life at Battle Abbey School
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  • WATCH: Battle Abbey School Video

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  • WATCH: An Introduction to Battle Abbey School

    WATCH: An Introduction to Battle Abbey School
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  • WATCH: Sixth Form at Battle Abbey School

    WATCH: Sixth Form at Battle Abbey School
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  • ANTARCTICA DAY 2024 Battle Abbey School designed flag travels to Antarctica!

    As part of Antarctica day in early December schools across the UK and beyond were prompted to send flag designs to be displayed in Antarctica.
    ANTARCTICA DAY 2024 Battle Abbey School designed flag travels to Antarctica!
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  • See Battle Abbey in our All-through Schools Guide

    See Battle Abbey in our All-through Schools Guide
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  • See Battle Abbey in our Senior Boarding Schools Guide

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Battle Abbey School is
linked with:

Battle Abbey Nursery
Battle Abbey Nursery
Battle Abbey Prep School
Battle Abbey Prep School Bexhill

Essentials

Address
High Street, Battle, East Sussex TN33 0AD

Contact
admin@battleabbeyschool.com
+44 (0)1424 772385

Website
battleabbeyschool.com/

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Senior School Open Day
07 March 2026
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