St Philip Howard Catholic School | Secondary with sixth form in Bognor Regis, Arun | Ofsted & DfE | Sipuha

St Philip Howard Catholic School

SecondaryPost 16

Arun · Bognor Regis · PO22 0EN http://www.sphcs.co.uk

Pupils
1,322
cap. 1,033
Ages
11 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

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

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Other Ofsted reports

2 reports
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Admissions

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Admissions policy · Non-selective

This school is in Arun. 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
74%
-6pp
LA
68%
England
66%
84%79%74%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
GCSE 5+
48%
-5pp
LA
46%
England
46%
63%55%48%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Attainment 8
52.5
-1.1
LA
46.5
England
46.8
57.755.152.5
'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc entry
61%
+33pp
LA
37%
England
41%
61%42%22%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
EBacc APS
10.2
+1.9
LA
9.2
England
7.7
10.28.56.8
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

Progress 8 compared with other schools

Progress 8 (2023/24 cohort)+0.68
Well above average
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18

A-level APS
35.2
-2.5
LA
32.7
England
32.4
40.935.730.6
'18'19'22'23'24'25
A-level value added
+0.15
0
LA
-0.04
+0.2+0.2+0.1
'18'19'24'25
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
18%
-6pp
LA
16%
England
14%
31%20%9%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Average A-level grade
B-
0
BC+C
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Value added compared with other schools

A-level value added+0.15
Average
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Destinations

Pupils staying in education or entering apprenticeships or employment

After Key Stage 4 · 2024/25

96%

staying in education or employment

3% did not stay in education or employment

1% no destination recorded

Education93%
Apprenticeships3%
Employment1%

After 16 to 18 study · 2024/25

93%

staying in education or employment

2% did not stay in education or employment

5% no destination recorded

Education57%
Apprenticeships9%
Employment27%

Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
1,301
cap. 1,033
1,3011,2171,133
'21'22'23'24'25
Pupil : teacher ratio
17.8
LA AVG 17.65:1
18.017.216.5
'18'19'21'22'23'24'25
EAL
18%
LA AVG 11.52%
18%15%12%
'21'22'23'24'25
FSM eligible
12%
LA AVG 18.03%
12%11%10%
'21'22'23'24'25
SEN
20%
LA AVG 19.93%
20%18%17%
'21'22'23'24'25
Overall absence
7%
LA
9%
England
9%
7%6%4%
'18'19'22'23'24'25
Persistent absence
17%
LA
24%
England
24%
20%15%9%
'18'19'22'23'24'25

Overview

AddressElm Grove South, Barnham, Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN
Telephone01243552055
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhaseSecondary with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio17.8:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterRoman Catholic

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Finance£8748 spend / pupil£7645 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Became an academy 1 Apr 2017 (was URN 126102)

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
2024/2574%48%52.5Not applicable61%10.2212
2023/2479%53%53.6+0.6828%8.3178
2022/2376%54%52.7+0.4422%8.6194
2021/2280%63%57.7+0.6034%9.4189
2018/1984%57%55.6+0.5732%7.5155
2017/1875%50%52.7+0.7031%6.8150
More fields
YearEBacc lang entry
2024/2566%
2023/2441%
2022/2327%
2021/2247%
2018/1941%
2017/1838%

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2535.2B-+0.1518%148
2023/2437.7B-+0.1524%127
2022/2335.7B-16%107
2021/2240.9B31%83
2018/1930.6C+0.219%115
2017/1834.2C++0.2520%108

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/251,30117.820%18%12%7%17%
2023/241,24716.719%17%11%7%18%
2022/231,17716.517%16%12%7%20%
2021/221,14917.118%14%10%7%18%
2020/211,13318.019%12%12%
2018/191,03317.923%9%12%4%9%
2017/1817.84%9%

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