St Richard's Catholic College

Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE

Secondary

Phase

900

Capacity

11-16

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 30 September 2025 and continues as St Richard's Catholic College (URN 151779) (opened 1 October 2025). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25

Average Attainment 8: 58.4 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths: 68.5% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths: 85.7% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc: 65.0% nat40.5%
EBacc APS: 5.5 nat4.1
Cohort Size: 203

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment: 92.0%
Continued in education: 88.0%
Apprenticeships: 2.0%
Employment: 2.0%
Not sustained: 5.0%

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 1033
Boys: 509 (49%)
Girls: 524 (51%)
Capacity: 900 (115% full)
SEND: 11.7%
FSM Eligible: 13.6%
EAL: 13.1%
SEN with EHC Plan: 2.5%
SEN Support: 9.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 16.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 63.5
Budget per Pupil: £7,377/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.7% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 11.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Secondary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 54.6%
White Other: 17.3%
Asian Other: 8.1%
Asian Indian: 7.7%
Mixed Other: 3.5%
Black African: 3.4%
Mixed White & Asian: 1.4%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.0%

54.6%

White British

17.3%

White Other

8.1%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

admin@strichardscc.com

Ashdown Road

Bexhill-on-Sea, South East

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Administrative

URN: 114612
UKPRN: 10017797
Establishment No.: 4606

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