St Oscar Romero Catholic School is a state-funded secondary school in Worthing, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,144 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,200.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (29 Apr 2025). The published Attainment 8 score was 55.1 for 2024/25. Admissions data records 289 first-preference applications and 172 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Not judged
Based on 29 Apr 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
Published 29 May 2025.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
Distance unavailable; check admission criteria with the school or council.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | West Sussex |
| Applications open | Usually 1 September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 31 October 2026 |
| National offer day | 1 March 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 172 |
| First-preference applications | 289 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 681 |
| First-preference offers | 169 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 55.1 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 79.5% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 59.5% |
| EBacc entry | 62.6% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 43.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 29.7% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.01 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Pupils | 1 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 2% |
| Sixth-form college | 17.7% |
| Further education college | 66% |
| Apprenticeship | 4.1% |
| Employment | 2% |
| Not sustained | 6.8% |
| Unknown | 0.7% |
Cohort: 147 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 92.5%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
17 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.27% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 0.88% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 77.9% |
| White other | 5.8% |
| Mixed | 7.3% |
| Asian | 4.6% |
| Black | 3% |
| Other | 1% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
89% would recommend this school
337 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 89% |
| Feels safe | 94% |
| Well behaved pupils | 97% |
| Bullying dealt with | 20% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 85% |
| Concerns dealt with | 56% |
| SEND support | 75% |
| High expectations | 97% |
| Child does well | 94% |
| Progress updates | 96% |
| Subject range | 93% |
| Clubs & activities | 96% |
| Personal development | 85% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Teaching hours | 08:40 – 15:00 |
| After-school care | 15:00-16:00 |
Source: School website · checked 2026-05-19; confirm current arrangements.
Check the school website for term dates, holidays and INSET days.
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