St Philip Howard Catholic School

State-Funded School

st-philip-howard-catholic-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

Arundel and South DownsConstituency

PO22 0ENPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

St Philip Howard Catholic School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Sussex, South East.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,322 pupils. St Philip Howard Catholic School is part of Bosco Catholic Education Trust.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 19 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.5
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 47.6%
EBacc average point score: 4.82

Ethnicity

White

79%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,322

Total Pupils

52%Boys

48%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

10%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,322
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: Bosco Catholic Education Trust

Inspection history

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

School remains Outstanding

Ungraded inspection on 6 October 2021. 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 May 2016	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.