St Paul's Catholic College is a state-funded secondary school in Mid Sussex, South East, for pupils aged 11 to 18 for boys and girls. DfE data records 1,160 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 1,050.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Outstanding (28 Feb 2023). The published Attainment 8 score was 55.5 for 2024/25. The published A-level average grade was B- for 2024/25. Admissions data records 268 first-preference applications and 173 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.
Outstanding
Based on 28 Feb 2023 · 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 | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Sixth-form provision | Outstanding |
Published 26 Apr 2023.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| 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 | 173 |
| First-preference applications | 268 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 657 |
| First-preference offers | 170 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average score) | 55.5 |
| English & maths: grades 9–4 | 87.3% |
| English & maths: grades 9–5 | 63.5% |
| EBacc entry | 75.1% |
| EBacc grades 9–4 | 44.8% |
| EBacc grades 9–5 | 29.8% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 36.91 |
| Best three A-levels: average points | 38.57 |
| Value added | 0.04 |
| Value added: lower confidence limit | -0.09 |
| Value added: upper confidence limit | 0.17 |
| AAB or higher (including two facilitating subjects) | 17.1% |
| Pupils | 108 |
| Average grade | B- |
| Best three A-levels: average grade | B |
| Published progress band | Average |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| This school’s sixth form | 56.7% |
| Sixth-form college | 14.4% |
| Further education college | 22.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1% |
| Employment | 0.6% |
| Not sustained | 1.7% |
| Unknown | 0% |
Cohort: 180 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 98.3%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
| Destination | Pupils |
|---|---|
| Higher education | 57.6% |
| Further education | 2.2% |
| Other education | 1.1% |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1% |
| Employment | 30.4% |
| Not sustained | 2.2% |
| Unknown | 5.4% |
Cohort: 92 pupils · Sustained education or employment: 92.4%
DfE destinations follow school leavers, not current pupils.
2024/25 · Published entries
DfE subject entries; pupils may take multiple subjects.
16.2 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 4.38% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.42% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 59.2% |
| White other | 9.5% |
| Mixed | 11.4% |
| Asian | 14.2% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Other | 1.2% |
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.
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