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St Catherine's College

Secondary school in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Standards maintained (May 2025).

Latest graded inspection

Inspected 19 November 2019, report published 17 December 2019, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.

Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.

Grades for each area
AreaGrade
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding effectiveYes

These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.

Since then: ungraded inspection

Inspected 21 May 2025, report published 7 July 2025.

Standards maintained

An ungraded inspection is a shorter visit to check that a school is still at the grade it was given at its last full inspection. It doesn’t award a new grade. More about ungraded inspections.

Next inspection: around May 2029

The last inspection was in May 2025. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.

An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2030 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.

Nearby secondary schools

  1. 1.3 milesThe Turing School

    Secondary, Eastbourne, East Sussex

    Report card, Feb 2026: 1 expected, 5 needs attention

  2. 2.1 milesThe Eastbourne Academy

    Secondary, Eastbourne, East Sussex

    No overall grade. Quality of education inadequate (Jan 2025) Serious weaknesses

  3. 2.6 milesRatton School

    Secondary, Eastbourne, East Sussex

    Report card, May 2026: 6 expected

  4. 2.8 milesThe Cavendish School

    Secondary, Eastbourne, East Sussex

    No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Jan 2025)

  5. 2.9 milesGildredge House

    Secondary, Eastbourne, East Sussex

    No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)

Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.