St Oscar Romero Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 5 2023 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
- 980 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 6.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 14.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.5%
White British 80.9%
Mixed 5.7%
Other White 5.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.7%
African 1.5%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.97
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 60%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 55.5
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.81
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | GCSE | 11 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 15 |
| Biology | GCSE | 27 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 26 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 10 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 19 |
| Dance | GCSE | 6 |
| English Language | GCSE | 184 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 183 |
| D&T Food Technology | GCSE | 40 |
Admissions
St Oscar Romero Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 306
- 2nd preference
- 233
- 3rd preference
- 161
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 176
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 209 96 113 |
| Year 8 | 195 104 91 |
| Year 9 | 196 108 88 |
| Year 10 | 195 105 90 |
| Year 11 | 185 102 83 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 90.0% 87.8% 85.6% |
Further education | 77.0% 40.9% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 3.0% 27.7% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 10.0% 18.8% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.1% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.2% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 4.7% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.2% |