St Catherine's College

State-Funded School

st-catherines-college-east-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

East SussexLocal Authority

EastbourneConstituency

BN23 7BLPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Catherine's College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–16, located in East Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,064 pupils. St Catherine's College is part of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 47.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.18

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,064

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

27%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 16
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,064
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 21 May 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
17 Dec 2019	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.