St Richard's Catholic College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Oct 13 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 114612
- Address
- Ashdown Road, TN40 1SE
- Website
- http://www.strichardscc.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1026 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.1%
- Girls
- 51.9%
- First language not English
- 12%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.8%
- Persistent absence
- 13.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.8%
White British 56.6%
Other White 15.1%
Other Asian 8.4%
Indian 8.1%
Mixed 6.4%
African 2.7%
Irish 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.96
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 66%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 58.3
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.43
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 11 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 9 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 14 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 12 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 32 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 33 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 32 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
Admissions
St Richard's Catholic College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 199
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 312
- 2nd preference
- 104
- 3rd preference
- 71
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 196
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 200 97 103 |
| Year 8 | 208 82 126 |
| Year 9 | 206 102 104 |
| Year 10 | 206 115 91 |
| Year 11 | 206 98 108 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 85.1% 85.6% |
Further education | 24.0% 42.7% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 5.0% 14.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 60.0% 27.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 5.3% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | SP 2.5% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 6.4% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.8% 1.2% |