St Philip Howard Catholic School

Elm Grove South, Barnham, Arun, West Sussex, PO22 0EN

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About this school

St Philip Howard Catholic School is an Academy converter serving secondary age pupils, located in Arun, West Sussex. The school has 1,301 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Outstanding (graded inspection, 6 October 2021). Last inspected 14 April 2026. The Headteacher is Tim Hulse. The school is administered by West Sussex local authority. It belongs to BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has a Roman Catholic religious character. It opened in 1 April 2017.

School details

Headteacher

Tim Hulse

Trust

BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

Local authority

West Sussex

Gender

Mixed

Religious character

Roman Catholic

URN

144243

Contact

Admissions

Applications for places at St Philip Howard Catholic School are handled by the school or the local authority (West Sussex). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.

GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)

• Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
• Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
• Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
• EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.

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