St Richard's Catholic College
Performance (KS4 GCSE)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Ofsted judgements
Getting a place
We do not have a checked cut-off distance for St Richard's Catholic College yet. East Sussex does publish allocation figures and we are working through them council by council — we only show a distance once we have found it in the council’s own document.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 11–16
- Pupils on roll
- 1,033
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-Selective
Pupil background
“Typical” = the median secondary school in England. What this means
Nearby secondary schools
Location
Official sources
St Richard's Catholic College at a glance
Located in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, St Richard's Catholic College is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. The school educates roughly 1,033 pupils aged 11 to 16. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 58.4 — well above the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 2.0 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it among the top 9% of secondary schools in England.
68% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well above the national average of about 45%. 86% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. St Richard's Catholic College is oversubscribed: about 7 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Year 7 place for September 2026, with 262 first choices for 196 places. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.