80%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
60%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
55.1
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
63%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
977.7
EBacc APS · 2024/25
1,075
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 05/05/2023
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio17.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen
Overview of St Oscar Romero Catholic School · Secondary with sixth form · West Sussex
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
80%
-4pp
90%79%68%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
60%
+2pp
72%56%39%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 60%
Attainment 8
55.1
+1.0
58.653.848.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 55.1
EBacc entry
63%
+6pp
63%45%27%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
EBacc APS
977.7
+79.5
977.7723.8469.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 977.7
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
1,075
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%
Contact
Address
Goring Street, Goring-By-Sea, Worthing, BN12 5AF
Local authority
West Sussex
Website
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 80% | 60% | 55.1 | Not applicable | 63% | 977.7 | 65% | 1,075 |
| 2023/24 | 83% | 58% | 54.1 | +0.89 | 56% | 898.1 | 63% | 980 |
| 2022/23 | 86% | 60% | 55.5 | +0.97 | 36% | 706.6 | 44% | 923 |
| 2021/22 | 90% | 72% | 58.6 | +1.10 | 31% | 729.2 | 45% | 865 |
| 2018/19 | 68% | 39% | 48.9 | +0.29 | 27% | 469.9 | 37% | 677 |
| 2017/18 | 71% | 41% | 45.4 | +0.23 | 0% | 371.3 | 3% | 627 |
| 2016/17 | 57% | 30% | 40.0 | -0.19 | 18% | — | 37% | 622 |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Not eligible | 1 |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 1,075 | 18.8 | 20% | 7% | 14% | 5% | 14% |
| 2023/24 | 980 | 19.2 | 14% | 6% | 15% | 6% | 14% |
| 2022/23 | 923 | 19.0 | 22% | 6% | 18% | 6% | 17% |
| 2021/22 | 865 | 19.8 | 19% | 5% | 19% | 6% | 14% |
| 2020/21 | 799 | 19.1 | 21% | 6% | 21% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 677 | 19.2 | 15% | 9% | 20% | 5% | 15% |
| 2017/18 | 627 | 18.4 | 15% | 10% | 21% | 6% | 17% |
| 2016/17 | 622 | 16.3 | 22% | 12% | 20% | 6% | 20% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.