St Catherine's College
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 20 2019 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
- 1086 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 23.1%
- Persistent absence
- 25.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.4%
White British 80%
Mixed 8.4%
Other White 5.3%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 1.2%
Other 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.4%
Chinese 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.19
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 28%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.7
Local authority average 43.6
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.78
Local authority average 3.82
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 76 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 1 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 18 |
| Biology | GCSE | 58 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 14 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 48 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 40 |
| Dance | GCSE | 24 |
Admissions
St Catherine's College
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 214
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 266
- 2nd preference
- 146
- 3rd preference
- 63
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 205
- 2nd preference
- 9
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 222 101 121 |
| Year 8 | 214 119 95 |
| Year 9 | 220 110 110 |
| Year 10 | 216 100 116 |
| Year 11 | 214 122 92 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 85.1% 86.5% |
Further education | 45.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 1.0% 16.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 37.0% 30.7% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 4.6% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 8.0% 6.8% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |