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St Oscar Romero Catholic School

Goring Street, Goring-By-Sea, Worthing, BN12 5AF

Local ranking1st of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex
Ofsted: Outstanding

Secondary

Phase

1200

Capacity

11-18

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 29 April 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Sixth form provision
Outstanding

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

GCSE Results

2024-25
Average Attainment 8
55.1 nat46.0
Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
59.5% nat45.4%
Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
79.5% nat64.8%
Entering EBacc
62.6% nat40.5%
EBacc APS
5.0 nat4.1
Cohort Size
195

Destinations

After GCSE 2024-25

Sustained education/employment
93.0%
Continued in education
86.0%
Apprenticeships
4.0%
Employment
2.0%
Not sustained
7.0%

A-Level Results

2024-25

1

A-Level Students

16-18 Cohort
80

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
1075
Boys
547 (51%)
Girls
528 (49%)
Capacity
1200 (90% full)
SEND
20.1%
FSM Eligible
13.9%
EAL
7.4%
SEN with EHC Plan
3.9%
SEN Support
16.2%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
18.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
57.2
Budget per Pupil
£6,744/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
14.2% 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
Has a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Non-selective

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 79.5%
  • White Other: 5.6%
  • Mixed Other: 2.7%
  • Black African: 2.1%
  • Asian Indian: 2.0%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 2.0%
  • Asian Other: 2.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%

79.5%

White British

5.6%

White Other

2.7%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

GCSE Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
126096
UKPRN
10015379
Establishment No.
4603

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