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St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Voluntary aided
Goring Street, Goring-By-Sea, Worthing BN12 5AF · stromeros.co.uk · 01903 241368
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 55.1
- average Attainment 8 score. West Sussex 46.2, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 3.97 mi
- 6.39 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · Criteria 8 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,144
- 95% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 12.8%
- First language not English
- 7.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 8” went to a home 3.97 mi (6.39 km) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 289 families put the school first and 172 places were offered; 58% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 172 | 289 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 178 | 239 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 177 | 306 | 1.7▲ | 58% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 181 | 289 | 1.6▲ | 62% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 180 | 255 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 – Criteria 8 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.97 mi6.39 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 55.1, and 59.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Sussex it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲55.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲59.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲79.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲62.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.01 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 35.7 | +32.9 |
| Sixth form college | 12.4 | +2.7 |
| Further education | 40 | −37.1 |
| Other education | 1.1 | −0.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.5 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 2.7 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +2.1 |
| Activity not captured | 2.7 | +2 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Oscar Romero Catholic School on 29 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (337 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 337
- 31% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 32% who had a child bullied
based on 101 parents (30%) with SEND