St Richard's Catholic College, Bexhill-on-Sea

St Richard's Catholic College has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 114612), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 55.5 and 66% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.

For September 2026 entry, 262 families put St Richard's Catholic College as their first choice and 463 named it as one of their preferences, for 196 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 69 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to St Richard's Catholic College are Bexhill High Academy (1.7 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.7); Mulberry Academy St Leonards (2.2 miles); Lansdowne Children's Centre (3.2 miles); and Ark Alexandra Academy (4.2 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 45.4).

St Richard's Catholic College is one of 18 schools run by Bosco Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Of the 205 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 91% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 20% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.

14.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 129 pupils (12.5%) received SEN support and 21 (2%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

The nearest railway station is Bexhill Rail Station, about 850 metres away (roughly a 11-minute walk).

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Richard's College (opposite), 80 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 200 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in East Sussex (65), as is usual near a town centre.

The primary schools closest to St Richard's Catholic College are St Mary Magdalene Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles), St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School (0.6 miles), Pebsham Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and Chantry Community Primary School (0.7 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.