St Catherine's College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 20 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 143035
- Address
- Priory Road, BN23 7BL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1072 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 25%
- Persistent absence
- 24.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.3%
White British 80.4%
Mixed 7.3%
Other White 6%
African 2.3%
Unclassified 1.1%
Other 0.7%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 45%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 45%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 47.4
Local authority average 43
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.16
Local authority average 3.79
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Animal Care (Non-Agricultural) | Technical Award | 2 |
| Art & Design (3d Studies) | GCSE | 14 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 24 |
| Biology | GCSE | 65 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 65 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 43 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 18 |
| Dance | GCSE | 18 |
| English Language | GCSE | 211 |
Admissions
St Catherine's College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 208
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 290
- 2nd preference
- 153
- 3rd preference
- 87
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 206
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 215 98 117 |
| Year 8 | 219 100 119 |
| Year 9 | 208 120 88 |
| Year 10 | 215 109 106 |
| Year 11 | 215 100 115 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 77.0% 84.1% 85.5% |
Further education | 47.0% 44.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 2.0% 14.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 29.0% 24.9% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 3.0% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 6.0% 7.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 3.6% 3.0% |