St Catherine's College
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Eastbourne, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →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.
St Catherine's College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | Not published |
| Year 7 2024 | Not published |
| Year 7 2023 | Not published |
| Year 7 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2021 | Not published |
| Year 7 2020 | Not published |
| Year 7 2019 | Not published |
| Year 7 2018 | Not published |
| Year 7 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 296 first-choice applications for 211 offers: 1.4 first choices per offer, the highest of 22 East Sussex secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 206 offers went to first-choice families, while 90 first-choice families (30%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 46% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Priory Road, Eastbourne, BN23 7BL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- 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.
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