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St Richard's Catholic College

Rother, TN40 1SESecondaryAges 11–16MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Oct 2021
Progress 8
+0.65
Well above average
−20+2
Competition
1.3×
Oversubscribed
253 1st-choice / 199 places
Ranking
🏆Top 25%
#335 of 3,141 nationally

About St Richard's Catholic College

St Richard's Catholic College is rated Good overall by Ofsted, following its most recent inspection in 2021, but the detail tells a more nuanced story. The school was previously rated Outstanding in 2006, and while the overall grade has dropped, inspectors awarded top marks in three of the four graded categories: personal development, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all received Outstanding. The only area judged Good was quality of education. The single most telling exam metric is Progress 8, which measures how much pupils improve between the end of primary school and GCSEs compared with pupils nationally. St Richard's scores 0. 65, which is well above average and places it first among the five state secondaries in the Rother local authority area. Nationally, it ranks in the top 11 per cent of all schools, and in the South East region it sits in the top 13 per cent. That is a strong academic story for a school that has clearly maintained high standards even after losing its Outstanding badge.

Key Details

School TypeSecondary (State)
Age Range11 to 16 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressAshdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, Rother, TN40 1SE
HeadteacherPaul Barber
Local AuthorityEast Sussex

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

12 Oct 2021
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 11 Jan 2022. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:15

After-school care

15:20-17:00

Source: strichardscc.com. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Richard's Catholic College has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.