St Philip Howard Catholic School
About the school
St Philip Howard Catholic School is an open secondary school in West Sussex.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 14 April 2026
- Published
- 19 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.5
- West Sussex
- 46.2
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Sussex
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 47.60%
- West Sussex
- 45.90%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 73.60%
- West Sussex
- 67.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 61.30%
- West Sussex
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.82
- West Sussex
- 4.07
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.21
AAB or better
- School
- 18.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1301
Girls
46.96%
Boys
53.04%
SEN support
15.83%
Education, health and care plan
3.92%
English as an additional language
18.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.43%
Overall absence
6.89
Persistent absence
16.62
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
194
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
103
Sustained education or employment
93%
Higher education
54%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
27%