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St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Cobden Road, Worthing BN11 4BD · stmarysworthing.org.uk · 01903 234115
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.38 mi
- 0.61 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Criteria 11 · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 253
- 28 over 225 places · 112%
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 11.5%
- First language not English
- 33.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered under “Criteria 11” went to a home 0.38 mi (612 m) from the school. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 41 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 57 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 63 | 2.1▲ | 46% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 51 | 1.7▲ | 59% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
Last distance offered
| Reception – Criteria 11 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.38 mi0.61 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 12% the higher standard. Across West Sussex it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▲12% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126042)
Ofsted
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 16 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in May 2025 found: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 7 May 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126042), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2015Inadequate
Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126042)
What parents said
100% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 100%
- Replies
- 41
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied