St Catherine's College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
St Catherine's College is a secondary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 21 May 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2017 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Priory Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,064 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 21 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud and happy to be members of this welcoming, caring school.”
- “The school’s values of encouraging pupils to be ‘ambitious, hard-working, resilient and responsible’ are embedded at the heart of the school community.”
- “The school has high expectations of pupils’ achievement and conduct.”
To improve
- “At times, some teachers do not promptly address the gaps and misconceptions that some pupils have about their learning.”
- “When this happens, some pupils move on to new learning before they are ready.”
- “This means that a small number of pupils do not have secure prior knowledge when they meet new content.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 July 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 46% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 47.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 296 first-preference applications, 211 offers in total, 206 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Year 7 2017 to 2026, as East Sussex published it, drawn on the map
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- The Turing School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Eastbourne Academy 2.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Ratton School 2.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Willingdon Community School 3.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Bexhill High Academy 7.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Richard's Catholic College 8.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Seaford Head School 8.9 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards 10.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published