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St Catherine's College

Priory Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 7BL ·

Ofsted:Good· 2025Church of England

At a glance

A state Church of England secondary academy for ages 11–16 in Eastbourne. Rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2019). GCSE results are around the England average (Attainment 8: 47.6 vs 46.1, 2024/25). Oversubscribed: 296 families put it first for 211 places (September 2026 entry).

Ages: 11–16
Pupils: 1,064
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: East Sussex
Academy trust: DIOCESE OF CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Mr Solomon Berhane
Opened: Aug 2016

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 19 Nov 2019

GoodOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Good
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership and management: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

Latest ungraded inspection (21 May 2025): Standards maintained

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 215 pupils

Attainment 8

47.6

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

45.6%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

73%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

+0.09

2023/24 · CI -0.11 to 0.28

This school

47.6

East Sussex

43.1

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Year 7 entry, September 2026 (national offer day data)

Offers made

211

1st preferences

296

All applications

490

1st prefs per place

1.40

More first choices than places

206 of 296 first-preference applicants were offered a place (70%).

Oversubscribed with first preferences

Earlier years include data recorded for this school's predecessor.

Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

1,072

Capacity

1,040

102% full

Girls / boys

49/51

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)25.3%
English as an additional language7.2%
SEN support11.3%
Education, Health and Care plan1.6%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.