St Richard's Catholic College

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, St Richard's Catholic College, inspected in October 2021.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover).

In 2025–26 St Richard's Catholic College had 15.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7).

Pupils per teacher

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 12.5% of pupils at St Richard's Catholic College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

• Primary Schools
• Secondary Schools

All schools in Bexhill-On-Sea · East Sussex local authority: places and applications

St Richard's Catholic College is part of Bosco Catholic Education Trust, which runs 18 schools. The nearest others:

• St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School St Leonards-On-Sea
• Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Hastings
• St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School Eastbourne
• Annecy Catholic Primary School Seaford
• St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Haywards Heath
• St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School Burgess Hill
• St Paul's Catholic College Burgess Hill
• St Peter's Catholic Primary School Shoreham-By-Sea
• Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Primary School Crawley
• St Mary's Catholic Primary School Worthing

What is St Richard's Catholic College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Richard's Catholic College is Good, from an inspection in October 2021 of its predecessor, St Richard's Catholic College.

When was St Richard's Catholic College last inspected by Ofsted?

St Richard's Catholic College was last inspected in October 2025.

How many pupils does St Richard's Catholic College have?

St Richard's Catholic College has 1,029 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Richard's Catholic College cover?

St Richard's Catholic College for pupils aged 11 to 16.

Where is St Richard's Catholic College?

St Richard's Catholic College is at Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1SE.