St Richard's Catholic College
Ashdown Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, TN40 1SE
1,029 pupils · 114% of 900 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Free school meals
- 14.3%
Ofsted
Good (2021) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 October 2021, published 11 January 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Oversubscribed — 1.34 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 196 | 262 | 463 | 196 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bexhill High Academy 2.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards 3.6 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Ark Alexandra Academy 6.7 km · Requires improvement (2024) · previous system
- Claverham Community College 8.2 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Mulberry Academy Hastings 9.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Catherine's College 13.1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.