Secondary school in Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex
St Richard's Catholic College
Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN40 1SE
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 October 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 1029
- Places
- 900
- How full
- Full — 1029 pupils against 900 places
- Girls / boys
- 544 / 485
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Rother 011D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 31%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 18%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 3%
- Households with no car
- 23%
- Adults economically inactive
- 51%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- Ages 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Principal: Paul Barber
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Ward
- Bexhill Sackville
- Constituency
- Bexhill and Battle
- URN
- 151779
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest secondary schools
| School | Ofsted | Attainment 8 | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bexhill High AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | 41.7 | 1.7 mi |
| Mulberry Academy St LeonardsAcademy sponsor led | No grade | — | 2.2 mi |
| Ark Alexandra AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Requires improvement 2024 | 42.6 | 4.2 mi |
| Claremont SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 4.8 mi |
| Battle Abbey SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 4.9 mi |
| Claverham Community CollegeCommunity school | Good 2024 | 50.3 | 5.1 mi |
| Mulberry Academy HastingsAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 38.2 | 6.1 mi |
| Buckswood SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 7.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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