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Outstanding
Oversubscribed
Maintained school
St Paul's Catholic College
Secondary
Post 16
Roman Catholic
Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, RH158GA
014 4487 3898


School Profile

GENDER
Mixed
AGE
11 - 18
PUPILS
1128

St Paul's Catholic College is a Maintained school (Voluntary aided school) with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school consists of mixed pupils aged between 11 and 18 and has a capacity of 1050. The school was last rated as Outstanding by Ofsted on 07 Nov 2007.

This school has strong academic results. It is in the top 20% of Secondary schools in England based on Key Stage 4 GCSE performance and ranking according to the Attainment 8 score (how well pupils of the school have performed in up to 8 qualifications).


PUPIL MIX
572 boys and 556 girls
PUPILS PER TEACHER
16.2
ELIGIBLE FOR FREE SCHOOL MEALS
3.3%
ENGLISH NOT FIRST LANGUAGE
8.6%
PERSISTENT ABSENCE
7.6%
PUPIL DIVERSITY MIX
School census date: 16 Jan 2020

SPECIAL CLASSES
No
SEN SUPPORT
15.4%
EHC PLAN
2.4%


School Performance


Attainment 8 score

School
56.2
Local Authority
46.9
England
46.7

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average


Grade 5 or above in English & Maths GCSEs

School
56%
Local Authority
43%
England
43%


English Baccalaureate

  School Local Authority England
Pupils entering EBacc 25% 40% 40%
EBacc average point score 4.8 4.11 4.07



Percentage of students completing

School
95.6%
Local Authority
89%
England
91.3%

Progress Score

Above Average


Averages per A level entry

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Points 33.03 32.86 32.87



Percentage of students completing

School
95.6%
Local Authority
89%
England
91.2%

Progress Score

Above Average


Average results per academic qualifications

  School Local Authority England
Average Grade C+ C+ C+
Average Points 33.02 32.94 33.02




School Inspections


Inspectorate

The Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted)

Inspection reports

Ofsted Website  

Latest inspection rating

Latest inspection date

07 Nov 2007

Latest inspection summary:


Category Assessment
Quality of education No Judgement
Behaviour and attitudes No Judgement
Personal development No Judgement
Leadership and management Outstanding
Safeguarding is effective -
Sixth form provision Outstanding




School Admissions



Demand for secondary school places
Oversubscribed

Applications and Offers  
Total preferred applications 610
Of which first preference applications 181
Of which second preference applications 181
Of which third preference applications 248
Total offers made 179
Of which first preference offers 169
Of which second preference offers 10
Of which third preference offers 0




School Destinations


The percentage of students staying in education or employment (the year) after completing their GCSEs:

School
97%
Local Authority
95%
England
94%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Staying in education 92% 88% 87%
Staying in employment 1% 3% 3%
Staying in Apprenticeships 5% 4% 4%
Not staying in education or employment 2% 4% 5%


The percentage of students progressing to higher education or training (in the two years) after completing their A Levels:

School
69%
Local Authority
54%
England
62%


Breakdown of destinations:

Destination School Local Authority England
Degrees 68% 49% 58%
Of which top third higher education institutions
28% 18% 19%
Of which Russell Group institutions
12% 9% 14%
Of which Oxford or Cambridge
1% 1% 1%
Higher Apprenticeships 1% 1% 1%
Other study at level 4 or 5 1% 3% 3%




School Neighbourhood


PUBLIC TRANSPORT
2
GREEN SPACE
8
ENVIRONMENT
4
SAFETY
6
PROPERTY
£464,995 Median house price as at September 2020


DIVERSITY MIX


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