St Oscar Romero Catholic School
Goring Street, Goring-By-Sea, Worthing, BN12 5AF
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Peter Byrne
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,144
- URN
- 126096
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903241368
About this school
St Oscar Romero Catholic School is a Roman Catholic voluntary aided secondary school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,144 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 147 | 185 | 195 |
| Attainment 8 score | 55.5 | 54.1 | 55.1 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.97 +0.74 to +1.20 | +0.89 +0.68 to +1.09 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 60% | 57.8% | 59.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 83.2% | 79.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 36% | 56.2% | 62.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Oscar Romero Catholic School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55.5 | 37.1 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 37.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 55.1 | 36 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 923 |
| 2023/24 | 980 |
| 2024/25 | 1,075 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Oscar Romero Catholic School compares
St Oscar Romero Catholic School ranked 3rd of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55.1 | 5.2% | 13.9% | 1,144 | — |
| Durrington High School | 49.8 | 8.9% | 20.2% | 1,572 | 1.4 miles |
| The Angmering School | 41 | 10.3% | 21.3% | 1,360 | 2.2 miles |
| Worthing High School | 48.6 | 8.9% | 15.7% | 1,050 | 2.4 miles |
| Bohunt School Worthing | 46.7 | 8.3% | 18.1% | 900 | 2.7 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE High School | 41.7 | 11.1% | 25.2% | 780 | 2.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.94%
- English as an additional language
- 7.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.15%
- Persistent absence
- 14.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Durrington High School1.4 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
The Angmering School2.2 miles
Secondary · Littlehampton
-
Worthing High School2.4 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
Bohunt School Worthing2.7 miles
Secondary · Worthing
-
St Andrew's CofE High School2.9 miles
Secondary · Worthing
Other schools in Worthing
St Oscar Romero Catholic School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked secondary schools in Worthing.
- Bohunt School Worthing Secondary
- Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing Secondary
- Durrington High School Secondary
- St Andrew's CofE High School Secondary
- Worthing High School Secondary
- Bramber Primary School Primary
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primary
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Primary
- Downsbrook Primary School Primary
- Durrington Infant School Primary
- Durrington Junior School Primary
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Oscar Romero Catholic School teach?
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of St Oscar Romero Catholic School?
- The headteacher of St Oscar Romero Catholic School is Mr Peter Byrne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St Oscar Romero Catholic School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Oscar Romero Catholic School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St Oscar Romero Catholic School?
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School has 1,144 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is St Oscar Romero Catholic School full?
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,144 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Oscar Romero Catholic School a faith school?
- Yes. St Oscar Romero Catholic School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
- Is St Oscar Romero Catholic School a selective school?
- No. St Oscar Romero Catholic School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have St Oscar Romero Catholic School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 55.5 in 2022/23 and 55.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Oscar Romero Catholic School rank locally?
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School ranked 3rd of 38 secondary schools in West Sussex for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Oscar Romero Catholic School's absence rate?
- St Oscar Romero Catholic School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Oscar Romero Catholic School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Oscar Romero Catholic School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.