St Philip Howard Catholic School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Oct 6 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Unique reference
- 144243
- Address
- Elm Grove South, Barnham, PO22 0EN
- Website
- http://www.sphcs.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1301 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.0%
- Girls
- 47.0%
- First language not English
- 18.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.2%
- Persistent absence
- 17.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 65.3%
Other White 14.3%
Mixed 6.4%
Indian 4.7%
Other Asian 2.5%
African 2.4%
Unclassified 1.8%
Chinese 1.2%
Irish 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other Black 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 61%
Local authority average 37%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 47%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.5
Local authority average 46.1
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.81
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 10 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 17 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 22 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 45 |
| Biology | GCSE | 33 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 86 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 33 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 3 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 39 |
Admissions
St Philip Howard Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 206
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 244
- 2nd preference
- 248
- 3rd preference
- 121
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 21.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 212 110 102 |
| Year 8 | 213 107 106 |
| Year 9 | 183 95 88 |
| Year 10 | 186 111 75 |
| Year 11 | 212 106 106 |
| Year 12 | 151 88 63 |
| Year 13 | 144 73 71 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 93.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 26.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 64.0% 26.2% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 1.0% 19.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 2.0% 0.7% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 3.4% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.3% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.2% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 67.0% 54.3% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 14.4% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.1% 2.4% |