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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 village of Barnham, West Sussex, England. It supports a strong Catholic ethos, although is open to pupils of all faiths. Since 2017 it has held 'Specialist Humanities College' and 'Teaching School' status. In 2016 the school became an academy member of the BOSCO Catholic education trust.

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The Headteacher is Mr Tim Hulse and the Chair of Governors is Mr R Meredith. There are 1050 pupils on roll The school serves a wide area that includes but is not limited to Chichester, Arundel, Worthing, Midhurst, Bognor Regis and parts of Littlehampton. It has a sixth form of roughly 250 students, which is open to all faiths. It offers a wide range of subjects to study at A-level. 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. All pupils are educated in the context of the Catholic tradition. School Church services are held in the sports hall, along with Days of Reflection, (where children go to a church to pray). They offer many subjects for secondary students; English, German, French, Spanish, Science, Maths, Religious Education, Physical Education, Citizenship, History, Geography, Drama, Dance, Music, Art, Computer Science, Media, Creative i/Media, Business Studies, Food Tech, Wood Tech, Graphics, STEM, photography and Textiles. The school has 7 houses; Saint Bernadette's - Pink, Saint John Paul II's - Red, Saint Francis's - Green, Saint Romero's - Orange, Saint Bakhita's - Blue, Saint Teresa's - Purple, Saint Acutis's - Yellow ==Pastoral==
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. == Academics ==
Academics
Key Stage 4 Students study ten GSCEs in the areas of English language and literature, mathematics, religious studies, and two sciences. Physical education and three other subjects are also required. 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. 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. ==Extra Curricular==
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. Recently more academic clubs have opened up including the likes of:Homework club, STEM club and Coding club. Due to results from a student run poll from 2024 more 'playful' clubs have been added like: Pokemon club, Chess club, Lego club and battleship club however, please note some these clubs occur before school, after school or at break and lunchtimes. The school also offers 3 levels of the Duke of Edinburgh programme and has an orchestra and school band. often fielding several candidates. New english block (2025) In 2025 the new English block opened with 8 extra new classrooms costing the school. Planning started in 2022 due to the need for extra classrooms with around only 1/5 of students getting in (180 in 600). The new building cost the school £1.6. Uniform changes (2025) For the 2025/2026 academic year SPH changed its archaic gender based uniform (marron for girls and black for boys) to a gender neutral grey colour. The grey uniform is now mandatory for years 7,9 and 10 however year 11 does not have to wear it as it is their last year at SPH and for year 8 it becomes mandatory in the 2026/2027 academic school year. ==References==
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