St Philip Howard Catholic High School

St Philip Howard Catholic School is an Ofsted rated "outstanding' secondary school for 11-18 year olds located between Chichester and Arundel, in the town of Barnham, West Sussex, England. It supports a strong Catholic ethos, although is open to pupils of all faiths. It holds 'Specialist Humanities College' status and 'Teaching School' status since 2017. In 2016 the school became an academy member of the BOSCO Catholic education trust.[3]

See also: St Philip Howard Catholic Voluntary Academy

The St Philip Howard Catholic School
Address
Elm Grove South

Barnham
,
West Sussex
,
PO22 0EN

England
Coordinates50°50′01″N 0°38′42″W
Information
TypeAcademy
MottoFait vultus domini
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Established1959
Local authorityWest Sussex
TrustBOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST UID= 16631[1]
SpecialistHumanities College
Department for Education URN144243 Tables
OfstedReports
Chair of GovernorsMary Craig
HeadteacherDavid Carter
GenderCoeducational
Age11 to 18
Enrolment1033
Capacity1033 [2]
Houses7
Colour(s)Gold, Maroon, Black
Websitehttp://www.sphcs.co.uk

Description

The Headteacher is Mr David Carter and the Chair of Governors is Mrs Mary Craig.[4] There are 1050 pupils on roll[5]

The school serves a wide area that includes but is not limited to Bognor Regis, Arundel, Storrington, Midhurst, Chichester and parts of Littlehampton. It has a sixth form of 250 students, which is open to all faiths. It offers a wide range of subjects to study at A-level.[6]

The sixth form is open for application to both internal students (students that studied at SPH), and external candidates (students that received their secondary education elsewhere). The sixth form does not have a uniform policy, however students must wear their ID card visibly at all times; which they use to enter the front gate.[7]

All pupils are educated in the context of the Catholic tradition. School Church services are held at Arundel Cathedral or the sports hall.[8]

Pastoral

This is run on a heads of year system. Older pupils work with the teachers to look after younger students and head off emotional issues before they become problems. Sixth formers are trained to act as learning assistants, and work with the staff in Key Stage 3 classes.[6]

School council

The school runs a school junior leadership team made up of 25 students with five students coming from each year group. Senior prefects are chosen in Year 11 and Head Girl and Head Boy are chosen in Year 13. This system is displayed as good practice to visiting head teachers from partnership schools in Rwanda, Uganda and Ethiopia. Students and teachers share experiences with ES Kagogo[9]

Academics

Key Stage 4

Students are required to study a core of : English Language & Literature (worth two GCSEs), Mathematics (1 GCSE), Physical Education (not assessed), Religious Studies (1 GCSE), Combined (Double) Science (two GCSEs). In addition, students are required to study four other subjects. These include triple science, Spanish, French and German, History and Geography, Art, Music and Drama. There are four D&T subjects and Computer Science. BTECs in [10]

Ten academic GCSEs is not a suitable programme for every student but it is achieved by many often scoring an 8 or 9 in each.[11] Statutory requirements for Citizenship are covered.[10]

Academic Performance

In 2018 the school was rated the highest in West Sussex against the new 'Attainment 8' Key GCSE subject scores per pupil, including English, Maths, Sciences and Humanities at the end of key stage 4. 1st out of 92 secondary schools.[12] The last (2016) Ofsted report rated the school as uniformly "outstanding" across all metrics and the school was also graded 'outstanding' in a Section 48 inspectorate for its Catholic ethos and Christian character.[13]

Extra Curricular

The school offers a variety of clubs and sports including Rugby, Hockey, Basketball, Netball and Football; as well as foreign language clubs, dance and musical theatre and a debating society. The school also offers 3 levels of the Duke of Edinburgh programme[14] and has an orchestra and school band.[3]

Local youth politics

The school participates in the elections for the UK Youth Parliament and the West Sussex Youth Cabinet every year in March,[15] often fielding several candidates.

References
  1. "BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "St Philip Howard Catholic School - GOV.UK". get-information-schools.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "St Philip Howard Catholic School - Tes Jobs". www.tes.com. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. "St Philip Howard Catholic School".
  5. "St Philip Howard Catholic School". St-philiphoward.w-sussex.sch.uk. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. "Ofsted Report 2016". ofsted.gov.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  7. "St Philip Howard Catholic School". www.sphcs.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  8. "Cornerstone 2018" (PDF). /www.arundelcathedralfriends.org/. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  9. "St Philip Howard Catholic School". www.sphcs.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  10. "Key Stage 4 option book" (PDF). sphcs.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  11. "St Philip Howard Catholic School". www.sphcs.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  12. "All schools and colleges in West Sussex - GOV.UK".
  13. https://www.sphcs.co.uk/downloads/our_school/ofsted_report_2016/s48_diocesan_inspection_report_oct_2016.pdf
  14. "St Philip Howard Catholic School". www.sphcs.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  15. "About the Youth Cabinet and UK Youth Parliament". West Sussex County Council. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  • Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel St Philip Howard.Who the school is named after.

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