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St Oscar Romero Catholic School

Worthing, BN12 5AFSecondaryAges 11–18MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Apr 2025
Progress 8
+0.89
Well above average
−20+2
Competition
1.3×
Oversubscribed
239 1st-choice / 178 places
Ranking
🏆Top 5%
#128 of 3,141 nationally

About St Oscar Romero Catholic School

St Oscar Romero Catholic School’s Progress 8 score of 0. 89 is a striking outlier compared with the West Sussex local authority average of 0. 03 for secondary schools. That gap is enormous — the school is adding nearly nine-tenths of a grade more per subject per pupil than the typical school in the county. In fact, it ranks first out of the six secondary schools in Worthing, and sits in the top five per cent nationally. The school is also well above average on the Progress 8 banding, and its Attainment 8 score of 54. 1 reflects strong overall GCSE performance. With 83. 2 per cent of pupils achieving a grade 4 or above in English and maths, and 57. 8 per cent achieving a grade 5 or above, the school comfortably outperforms most of its local peers. The closest competitor in the LA, St Philip Howard Catholic School, has a Progress 8 score of 0. 68 — still strong, but well behind St Oscar Romero.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 18 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressGoring Street, Worthing, Worthing, BN12 5AF
HeadteacherPeter Byrne
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils1,075
Free School Meals (FSM)13.5%
School Capacity1,075 / 1,200 (90% full)
Sixth FormYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

29 Apr 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Sixth Form Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 29 May 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionPhysicalLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:00

After-school care

15:00-16:00

Source: stromeros.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Oscar Romero Catholic School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.