St Oscar Romero Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Outstanding Apr 29 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 126096
- Address
- Goring Street, Goring-By-Sea, BN12 5AF
- Website
- http://www.stromeros.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1075 (81% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 13.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.2%
White British 79.2%
Mixed 6.9%
Other White 5.6%
African 2.1%
Indian 2%
Other Asian 2%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.5%
Unclassified 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 63%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.1
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 5.01
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 13 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 27 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 7 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 15 |
| Dance | GCSE | 10 |
| English Language | GCSE | 193 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 191 |
| French | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 178
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 239
- 2nd preference
- 234
- 3rd preference
- 151
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 199 99 100 |
| Year 8 | 213 96 117 |
| Year 9 | 200 108 92 |
| Year 10 | 190 106 84 |
| Year 11 | 195 103 92 |
| Year 12 | 78 35 43 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 86.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 66.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 18.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |