Ratton SchoolSt Catherine's College
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Eastbourne.
Summary of the comparison
Ratton School and St Catherine's College are secondary schools in Eastbourne.
Ratton School scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Catherine's College scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average). Our score is the same for each of them on the data available.
Ratton School was judged the expected standard and St Catherine's College was judged Good.
On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 43.0 for Ratton School and 47.6 for St Catherine's College.
GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Ratton School (49.9 in 2021-22, 43.0 in 2024-25) and has fallen at St Catherine's College (51.9 in 2021-22, 47.6 in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | EastbourneRatton School | EastbourneSt Catherine's College | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C56/100 | C56/100 | |
| Local ranking | 12th of 24 in East Sussex | 12th of 24 in East Sussex | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Expected | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Academy converter | Academy converter | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-16 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,197 | 1,072 | |
| Capacity | 1,215 | 1,040 | |
| Location | Eastbourne, BN21 2XR | Eastbourne, BN23 7BL | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 43.0 | 47.6 Stronger figure | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 43.2% | 45.6% Stronger figure | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 64.0% | 73.0% Stronger figure | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 16.5% | 45.1% Stronger figure | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.54 | 4.18 Stronger figure | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 236 | 215 | |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,197 | 1,072 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 26.6% | 25.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 13.5% | 7.2% | |
| SEN support | 18.5% | 11.3% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 1.3% | 1.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 9.1% | 8.7% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 23.7% Stronger figure | 24.9% | 15.8% |
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
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.
Ratton School
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