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St Richard's Catholic College

Secondary • Voluntary aided school • Open, but proposed to close

Contact

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

School Profile

Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Religious ethos
Does not apply
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Capacity
900
Pupils
1033 (Boys: 509, Girls: 524)
Free School Meals
12.7%
Capacity utilisation
115% (1,033 / 900)
Establishment type
Voluntary aided school
Type group
Local authority maintained schools
Trust
n/a
Federation
n/a
SEN provision
None reported
Resourced provision
None
Opened
n/a
Status
Open, but proposed to close
Closed
Sep 2025

Key identifiers

URN
114612
LAESTAB
8454606
UKPRN
10017797
Establishment No.
4606
Ofsted phase
Secondary

Ofsted

Good (Grade 2) published 11 Jan 2022
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Early years
9
Sixth form
9

At a glance

Total pupils
1,026
Age range
11–16
Admissions
Non-selective
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Faith
Christian
What do Ofsted grades mean?
  • Outstanding (1) – Highest judgement.
  • Good (2) – Strong overall effectiveness.
  • Requires improvement (3) – Not yet good.
  • Inadequate (4) – Significant weaknesses.
Ungraded visits (Section 8) check whether the previous grade still stands (e.g. “School remains Good”) but don’t replace the last graded judgement.

Inspection history

  • Good
    11 Jan 2022
    Type: S5 Inspection
    Quality: Good
    Behaviour: Outstanding
    Personal dev: Outstanding
    Leadership: Outstanding
    Early years: 9
    Sixth form: 9

Safeguarding

Safeguarding is effective (11 Jan 2022)