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

St Paul's Catholic College

SecondaryPost 16

Mid Sussex · Burgess Hill · RH15 8GA http://www.stpaulscatholiccollege.co.uk

Pupils
1,160
cap. 1,050
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted inspection

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Latest inspection
28 Feb 2023
Outstanding

Inspection outcome

Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Other Ofsted reports

1 report
11 Jan 2022
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Mid Sussex. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

GCSE 9–4
87%
+2pp
LA
68%
England
66%
87%84%81%
'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
64%
-3pp
LA
46%
England
46%
66%62%57%
'23'24'25
Attainment 8
55.5
-1.3
LA
46.5
England
46.8
56.856.155.5
'23'24'25
EBacc entry
75%
-1pp
LA
37%
England
41%
76%52%27%
'23'24'25
EBacc APS
9.3
-0.2
LA
9.2
England
7.7
9.59.18.7
'23'24'25

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

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
LA
32.7
England
32.4
38.536.835.2
'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.04
+0.1
LA
-0.04
0.00.00.0
'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
17%
-2pp
LA
16%
England
14%
19%18%17%
'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BBB-
'23'24'25

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%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

Education97%
Apprenticeships1%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

91%

staying in education or employment

4% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education58%
Apprenticeships2%
Employment31%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,190
cap. 1,050
1,1901,1531,115
'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.2
LA AVG 17.65:1
17.216.616.1
'23'24'25
EAL
11%
LA AVG 11.52%
11%10%9%
'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
9%
LA AVG 18.03%
9%8%7%
'22'23'24'25
SEN
20%
LA AVG 19.93%
20%18%16%
'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
6%
LA
9%
England
9%
7%6%5%
'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
13%
LA
24%
England
24%
15%14%12%
'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressJane Murray Way, Burgess Hill, RH15 8GA
Telephone01444873898
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.2:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic

Nearby schools

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

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Jan 2022 (was URN 126101)

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSCohort
2024/2587%64%55.5Not applicable75%9.3181
2023/2485%66%56.8+0.5376%9.5178
2022/2381%57%56.1+0.6627%8.7180
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2578%
2023/2478%
2022/2340%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2536.9B-+0.0417%128
2023/2435.2B--0.0319%119
2022/2338.5B18%103

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,19017.220%11%9%6%13%
2023/241,16816.718%10%9%6%15%
2022/231,12816.116%10%8%6%12%
2021/221,11517%9%7%5%13%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.