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
- 1247 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.1%
- Girls
- 46.9%
- First language not English
- 17.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.3%
- Persistent absence
- 19.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.8%
White British 68.4%
Other White 13.8%
Mixed 5.1%
Indian 4.2%
Other Asian 2.2%
African 2.2%
Chinese 1.1%
Unclassified 1.1%
Irish 0.8%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.44
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.05
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 22%
Local authority average 33%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 52.7
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.46
Local authority average 4.04
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 25 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 6 |
| Additional Mathematics FSMQ | Other General Qualification (Level 3) | 4 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Biology | GCSE | 28 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 53 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 2 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 28 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 41 |
Admissions
St Philip Howard Catholic School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 181
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 254
- 2nd preference
- 237
- 3rd preference
- 116
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 177
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 211 107 104 |
| Year 8 | 185 98 87 |
| Year 9 | 186 106 80 |
| Year 10 | 210 103 107 |
| Year 11 | 181 110 71 |
| Year 12 | 157 78 79 |
| Year 13 | 117 60 57 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 94.0% 88.5% 86.5% |
Further education | 28.0% 37.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 59.0% 28.5% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 20.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 3.0% 1.2% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 0.0% 3.9% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 2.4% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 4.1% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.1% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 74.0% 56.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 30.0% 14.6% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 30.0% 12.3% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 1.5% 1.7% |