St Paul's Catholic College

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Jane Murray Way
Burgess Hill
West Sussex
RH15 8GA
Phone 01444873898
Reference Number 148753

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1168
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.68%
Girls: 49.32%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 7.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 18.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 91 94 185
8 90 93 183
9 95 90 185
10 100 84 184
11 88 90 178
12 68 72 140
13 60 53 113

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 64.7%
White, Other 8.2%
Indian 6.7%
White & Asian 4.6%
Asian, Other 3.4%
Mixed, Other 3%
White & Black (African) 2.1%
African 2.1%
Irish 1.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.9%
Unclassified 0.5%
Chinese 0.4%
Caribbean 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-04-27
Date Description Report
2023-02-28 School inspection: School inspection:
2022-01-11 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-10-15 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-11-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-03-01 Full inspection Full inspection
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-10-15 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-11-07 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2004-03-01 Full inspection Full inspection

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
56.8 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 66.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 82.6% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 38.63 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 40.94 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B B- C+
Average Grade (best 3) B B- C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 17.5% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 212 3
Third Preference 165 0
From another Local Authority 41 18

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
Southway Junior School
Southway, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9SU
0.58 miles
The Gattons Infant School
Royal George Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9SL
0.61 miles
Sheddingdean Community Primary School
Petworth Drive, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8JT
0.97 miles
St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School
School Close, Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9RJ
1.09 miles
London Meed Community Primary School
Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9YQ
1.49 miles
Oak Tree Primary School
Junction Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0PZ
1.63 miles
Oak Tree Primary School
Junction Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0PZ
1.63 miles
Birchwood Grove Community Primary School, Burgess Hill
Birchwood Grove Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 0DP
1.87 miles
Bolnore Village Primary School
Updown Hill, Bolnore Village, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 4GD
2.3 miles
St Lawrence CofE Primary School
Trinity Road, Hurstpierpoint, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9UY
2.44 miles
Twineham CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Twineham, Haywards Heath, Avon, RH17 5NR
2.68 miles
Bolney CofE Primary School
Church Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5QP
2.69 miles
Hassocks Infant School
Chancellors Park, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8EY
2.94 miles
Albourne Church of England Primary School
The Street, Albourne, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9DH
2.98 miles
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Cuckfield
Glebe Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5BQ
3.06 miles
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Hazelgrove Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3PQ
3.21 miles
The Windmills Junior School
Dale Avenue, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8LS
3.23 miles
St Wilfrid's CofE Primary School
Eastern Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3NL
3.36 miles
Warden Park Primary Academy
New England Road, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 3JR
3.38 miles
Wivelsfield Primary School
South Road, Wivelsfield Green, East Sussex, RH17 7QN
3.47 miles
Name Distance
Hambrook School
Marle Place, Leylands Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 8HY
1.01 miles
The Burgess Hill Academy
Station Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9EA
1.35 miles
Woodlands Meed
Chanctonbury Road, Burgess Hill, West Sussex, RH15 9EY
1.42 miles
Burgess Hill Girls
Keymer Road, Burgess Hill, RH15 0EG
1.65 miles
Hurstpierpoint College
College Lane, Hassocks, BN6 9JS
1.67 miles
LVS Hassocks
London Road, Sayers Common, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 9HT
2.15 miles
Farney Close School
Bolney Court, Bolney, Crossways, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5RD
2.22 miles
Warden Park Secondary Academy
Broad Street, Cuckfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH17 5DP
2.77 miles
Downlands Community School
Dale Avenue, Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8LP
3.19 miles
Oathall Community College
Appledore Gardens, Lindfield, Haywards Heath, West Sussex, RH16 2AQ
3.87 miles
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