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St Catherine's College is a Church of England secondary school located in Eastbourne, East Sussex. The school caters for boys and girls aged 11 to 16 and currently has 1,072 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 1,040. It is part of the DIOCESE of CHICHESTER ACADEMY TRUST. The school is led by Mr Solomon Berhane.

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Key facts

URN: 143035
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
Ages: 11 to 16
Gender: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions: Non-selective
Sixth form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Local authority: East Sussex
Constituency: Eastbourne
Setting: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened: 2016

Governing body (16 current, 1 former)

Leadership

Name	Role	How appointed	Term
Graham Brownett	Shared Chair of Local Governing Body - Establishment	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2022 · until 2030

Full governing body

Name	Role	How appointed	Term
Stuart Cox	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2026 · until 2030
Simon Fermor	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2026 · until 2030
Mark Robinson	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2026 · until 2030
Mr William Holland	Local Governor	Elected by school staff	since 2025 · until 2029
Mr Alan Powell	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2025 · until 2029
Ms Nicky Anslow	Local Governor	Elected by parents	since 2025 · until 2029
Mr Chris Tuppen	Local Governor	Elected by parents	since 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Sandy Wootton	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Elizabeth Still	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2024 · until 2028
David Linsell (Shared Chair of Governors)	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2024 · until 2028
Mr Ian Coombes	Local Governor	Elected by parents	since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Colin Newall	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Catherine Finn	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2020 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Solomon Berhane	Local Governor	Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal	since 2018
Mrs Elizabeth Foster	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2016 · until 2028
Mr Richard Holste Former	Local Governor	Appointed by foundation/Trust	since 2018 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record

Ofsted

GoodInspected 19/11/2019

An ungraded inspection followed in May 2025. Ungraded inspections give no grade, so this grade and the judgements below are from the 19 Nov 2019 inspection.

Judgement	Grade
Safeguarding	Effective
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good

Inspection history

Date	Outcome
May 2025	Ungraded inspection (no grade given)
19/11/2019	Good
20/05/2014	Good

Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026, via WhatSchool: Ofsted may have published a newer report since. Since September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade at new inspections, so a one-word grade, where shown, belongs to the inspection date beside it. Ungraded inspections give no grade and are dated by month only. Inspections from September 2024 to November 2025 grade key judgements; report cards (from November 2025) grade evaluation areas.

Ofsted reports for this school

Academy trust

Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust runs 28 schools, including this one.

The Haven Church of England Methodist Primary SchoolPrimary · Eastbourne · Ofsted: Report card (Feb 2026): Expected standard in all seven areas; safeguarding standards met
Tollgate Community Junior SchoolPrimary · Eastbourne · Ofsted: Ungraded inspection Jun 2023; last graded Good (Jan 2014, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St Andrew's Church of England Infants SchoolPrimary · Eastbourne · Ofsted: Good (last graded inspection in our data, Jan 2015, previous school). This inspection was of the previous school, before it became an academy.
St John's Meads Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Eastbourne · Ofsted: Requires improvement, Mar 2024
Little Common SchoolPrimary · Bexhill-on-Sea · Ofsted: Outstanding (graded Mar 2020; ungraded inspection Jun 2025)
Ninfield Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary · Battle · Ofsted: Inadequate, Jun 2022. This inspection was of the school this one replaced.

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