Felpham Community CollegeSt Philip Howard Catholic School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Bognor Regis.

Summary of the comparison

Felpham Community College and St Philip Howard Catholic School are secondary schools in Bognor Regis.

  • Felpham Community College scores 52 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Philip Howard Catholic School scores 71 out of 100 (grade B, strong). St Philip Howard Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Felpham Community College was judged Good and St Philip Howard Catholic School was judged strong.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 41.9 for Felpham Community College and 52.5 for St Philip Howard Catholic School.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Felpham Community College (46.9 in 2021-22, 41.9 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Philip Howard Catholic School (57.7 in 2021-22, 52.5 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Felpham Community College versus St Philip Howard Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Bognor RegisFelpham Community CollegeBognor RegisSt Philip Howard Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD52/100B71/100Stronger figure
Local ranking31st of 38 in West Sussex 6th of 38 in West Sussex Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: StrongStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll1,557 1,301
Capacity1,743 1,033
LocationBognor Regis, PO22 8EL Bognor Regis, PO22 0EN
GCSE results
Attainment 841.9 52.5 Stronger figure46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths28.8% 47.6% Stronger figure45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.0% 73.6% Stronger figure64.8%
Entering EBacc16.7% 61.3% Stronger figure40.5%
EBacc average point score3.53 4.82 Stronger figure4.09
Cohort264 212
A-level results
A-level entries63 138
A-level average points31.9 35.2 Stronger figure35.0
A-level average gradeC+ B-
Best 3 A-levels points34.9 36.3 Stronger figure35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects12.0% 18.3% Stronger figure17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census1,557 1,301
Free school meals (ever 6)20.4% 12.4%
English as an additional language15.5% 18.1%
SEN support13.7% 15.8%
SEN with an EHC plan2.0% 3.9%
Attendance
Overall absence8.8% 6.9% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.3% 16.6% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Felpham Community College

St Philip Howard Catholic School

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