St Paul's Catholic College

State-Funded School

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South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

Mid SussexConstituency

RH15 8GAPostcode

9.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Paul's Catholic College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,160 pupils. St Paul's Catholic College is part of Bosco Catholic Education Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 55.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 63.5%
EBacc average point score: 5.13

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

14%

Black

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,160

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

13%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,160
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Bosco Catholic Education Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
26 Apr 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
27 Nov 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.