St Paul's Catholic College | Secondary with sixth form in Burgess Hill, Mid Sussex | Ofsted & DfE

87%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

75%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

929.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,190

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

87%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

75%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

929.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,190

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

87%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

64%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

55.5

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

75%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

929.0

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,190

Pupils · 2024/25

11%

EAL · 2024/25

13%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Local authorityWest Sussex

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio16.2:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterRoman Catholic

StatusOpen

Overview of St Paul's Catholic College · Secondary with sixth form · West Sussex

Part ofBOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Finance£7484 spend / pupil£7161 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

87%

+2pp

87%84%81%

'23'24'25

'25 · 87%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

64%

-3pp

66%62%57%

'23'24'25

'25 · 64%

Attainment 8

55.5

-1.3

56.856.155.5

'23'24'25

'25 · 55.5

EBacc entry

75%

-1pp

76%52%27%

'23'24'25

'25 · 75%

EBacc APS

929.0

-17.5

946.5910.4874.2

'23'24'25

'25 · 929.0

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.53

Well above average

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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

A-level APS

36.9

+1.7

38.536.835.2

'23'24'25

'25 · 36.9

A-level value added

+0.04

+0.1

0.00.00.0

'24'25

'25 · 0.0

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

17%

-2pp

19%18%17%

'23'24'25

'25 · 17%

Average A-level grade

B-

BBB-

'23'24'25

'25 · B-

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.04

Average

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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

98%

Education or employment

97%

Education

Apprenticeships

Employment

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

91%

Education or employment

58%

Education

Apprenticeships

31%

Employment

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,190

Pupil : teacher ratio

16.2

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

11%

FSM eligible

SEN

20%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

13%

Contact

Address

Jane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA

Local authority

West Sussex

Website

http://www.stpaulscatholiccollege.co.uk

Telephone

01444873898

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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	87%	64%	55.5	Not applicable	75%	929.0	78%	1,190
2023/24	85%	66%	56.8	+0.53	76%	946.5	78%	1,168
2022/23	81%	57%	56.1	+0.66	27%	874.2	40%	1,128

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	36.9	B-	+0.04	17%	128
2023/24	35.2	B-	-0.03	19%	119
2022/23	38.5	B	—	18%	103

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,190	17.2	20%	11%	9%	6%	13%
2023/24	1,168	16.7	18%	10%	9%	6%	15%
2022/23	1,128	16.1	16%	10%	8%	6%	12%
2021/22	1,115	—	17%	9%	7%	5%	13%