St Catherine's College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · East Sussex
Priory Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
69
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 19/11/2019
Application demand
71%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
91.3%
24.9% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,064
Capacity used
Over capacity102%
1,040 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
71%
1st preference success rate
206 of 290 families who put it first got an offer
208
Places offered
531
Total applications
2.6
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 290 | 206 | ● 71% |
| 2nd preference | 153 | 1 | ● 1% |
| 3rd preference | 87 | 1 | ● 1% |
| Later preferences | 1 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 531 | 208 | 39% |
1st preference success by year
East Sussex lets families list 3 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Solomon Berhane
- Address
- Priory Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
- Phone
- 01323465400
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward / constituency
- St Anthony's · Eastbourne
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 143035
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 7% | — | — |
| SEN support | 8% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
1,064 pupils · 1,040 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 25
21 May 2025
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained - 19
19 November 2019
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessPersonal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,101 pupils
Attendance
91.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 48.1 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.09 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.21 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 47.6 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 45.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 45.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 215 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 211 | 17% | 49% | 75% | |
| English Language | 211 | 22% | 61% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 211 | 14% | 63% | 79% | |
| Combined Science | 144 | 2% | 22% | 52% | |
| Geography | 122 | 19% | 53% | 74% | |
| History | 100 | 14% | 35% | 45% | |
| Religious Studies | 87 | 25% | 59% | 72% | |
| Biology | 65 | 34% | 92% | 98% | |
| Physics | 65 | 20% | 85% | 98% | |
| Chemistry | 65 | 20% | 86% | 98% | |
| French | 47 | 17% | 79% | 94% | |
| Spanish | 47 | 21% | 66% | 87% |
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through East Sussex council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.