Bishop Luffa School, Chichester
Academy converter · sixth form · 1,600 pupils
90% stayed in education · Attainment 8 52.6
Academy converter
St Paul's Catholic College
- Pupils on roll
- 1,160of 1,050 places
- Free school meals
- 8.4%
- Year 11 cohort 2025
- 181
- Ofsted
- Outstanding, 28 February 2023Read the Ofsted report
Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: St Paul's Catholic College (URN 126101, until 1 January 2022).
What the data says
Of the 180 pupils who finished Year 11 at St Paul's Catholic College in 2023, 57% stayed on in St Paul's Catholic College’s own sixth form (West Sussex average 26%), 23% went to a further education college and 1% started an apprenticeship.
Among the 98 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 54% went to university (West Sussex 28%, England 37%), and 25% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.
GCSE results in 2025 were well above the national picture: Attainment 8 of 55.5 against 46.1 across England and 46.2 in West Sussex, with 64% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).
Religious Studies is unusually popular at GCSE: 97% of the year group took it, against 31% of pupils across England.
Where pupils went after Year 11
Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in West Sussex and England.
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Paul's Catholic College | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 180 | 8,692 | 607,348 |
| Any sustained destination | 98% | 94% | 92% |
| Stayed in education | 97% | 88% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 57% | 26% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | 14% | 20% | 13% |
| — further education college | 23% | 41% | 37% |
| — other education | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Apprenticeship | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Employment | 1% | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Destination unknown | 0% | 2% | 3% |
Where students went after sixth form
Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
| Measure | St Paul's Catholic College | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students in the cohort | 98 | 7,988 | 541,441 |
| Any sustained destination | 91% | 78% | 79% |
| University (higher education) | 54% | 28% | 37% |
| — most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students | 25% | 14% | 19% |
| Further education | 3% | 6% | 5% |
| Apprenticeship | 2% | 6% | 7% |
| Employment | 31% | 38% | 28% |
| No sustained destination | 4% | 15% | 16% |
GCSE results 2025
| Measure | St Paul's Catholic College | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 (average points per pupil) | 55.5 | 46.2 | 46.1 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 64% | 46% | 45% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 87% | 67% | 65% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects | 75% | 37% | 41% |
| EBacc average point score | 5.13 | 4.07 | 4.09 |
| Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort | 8% | 18% | 28% |
| Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils | 42.6 | 31.4 | 34.9 |
| Attainment 8 — other pupils | 56.6 | 49.4 | 50.4 |
| Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2) | — | — | — |
| English as an additional language | 8% | 11% | 19% |
Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.
Subjects taken at GCSE
Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England | Grades 7–9 | England | Grades 4–9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 180 | 99% | 88% | 28% | 22% | 90% |
| English Language | 180 | 99% | 89% | 25% | 20% | 86% |
| English Literature | 178 | 98% | 86% | 16% | 21% | 87% |
| Religious Studies | 176 | 97% | 31% | 28% | 32% | 84% |
| Combined Science | 151 | 83% | 65% | 23% | 9% | 81% |
| Geography | 100 | 55% | 41% | 30% | 25% | 84% |
| Spanish | 76 | 42% | 19% | 21% | 27% | 67% |
| History | 70 | 39% | 41% | 31% | 26% | 80% |
| French | 65 | 36% | 18% | 9% | 29% | 51% |
| Physical Education | 48 | 27% | 11% | 27% | 24% | 96% |
| Design and Technology | 35 | 19% | 11% | 11% | 23% | 63% |
| Computer Science | 31 | 17% | 13% | 32% | 30% | 84% |
| Drama | 31 | 17% | 7% | 32% | 27% | 100% |
| Food Preparation and Nutrition | 31 | 17% | 8% | 10% | 21% | 61% |
| Fine Art | 30 | 17% | 9% | 43% | 28% | 97% |
| Biology | 27 | 15% | 23% | 67% | 45% | 96% |
| Physics | 26 | 14% | 23% | 77% | 46% | 100% |
| Chemistry | 26 | 14% | 23% | 81% | 47% | 100% |
| Music | 22 | 12% | 5% | 32% | 33% | 100% |
| Media Studies | 19 | 10% | 4% | 42% | 20% | 84% |
| Polish | 2 | 1% | 1% | — | 84% | — |
| Statistics | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 20% | — |
| German | 1 | 1% | 5% | — | 33% | — |
| Italian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 53% | — |
| Russian | 1 | 1% | 0% | — | 87% | — |
Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | 63 | 58% | — |
| Multimedia | 22 | 20% | — |
| Sports Studies | 17 | 16% | — |
A levels and other level 3 courses
| Measure | St Paul's Catholic College | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students at the end of 16–18 study | 264 | — | — |
| — of whom A level students | 108 | 3,581 | 261,341 |
| Average A level grade | B- | C+ | B- |
| Average points per A level entry | 36.91 | 33.99 | 35.00 |
| Average grade, best 3 A levels | B | B- | B- |
| AAB or better with two facilitating subjects | 17% | 16% | 18% |
| Average grade, applied general courses | — | — | — |
| Average grade, T levels | — | — | — |
A level subjects
Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.
| Subject | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | 26 | 24% | 20% |
| Psychology | 24 | 22% | 23% |
| Economics | 22 | 20% | 13% |
| Mathematics | 22 | 20% | 31% |
| Geography | 20 | 19% | 10% |
| Business Studies | 18 | 17% | 13% |
| Law | 17 | 16% | 4% |
| Chemistry | 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Physics | 13 | 12% | 12% |
| Computer Science | 11 | 10% | 5% |
| English Literature | 9 | 8% | 11% |
| Physical Education | 8 | 7% | 3% |
| Sociology | 8 | 7% | 13% |
| Film Studies | 8 | 7% | 2% |
| Photography | 7 | 6% | 3% |
| French | — | — | 1% |
| English Language | — | — | 4% |
| German | — | — | 0% |
| Politics | — | — | 6% |
| History | — | — | 13% |
| Product Design | — | — | 2% |
| Drama | — | — | 2% |
| Further Mathematics | — | — | 5% |
| Media Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Fine Art | — | — | 3% |
| Polish | — | — | 0% |
| Religious Studies | — | — | 4% |
| Spanish | — | — | 2% |
Applied, technical and other level 3 courses
| Subject | Qualification | Entries | Share of cohort | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematical Studies | Core Maths Qualifications at Level 3 | 21 | 19% | — |
| Business Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 14 | 13% | — |
| Film / Video / Television Production | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 14 | 13% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Diploma L3 - Band J - PP-D*D* | 11 | 10% | — |
| Applied Sciences | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | 10 | 9% | — |
| Study Skills | Extended Project (Diploma) | 6 | 6% | — |
| Sports Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D* | — | — | — |
| Health Studies | BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D) | — | — | — |
| Music performance: Group | VRQ Level 3 | — | — | — |
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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.