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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Highdown Drive, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton BN17 6HL · st-catherines.w-sussex.sch.uk · 01903 716039
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. West Sussex 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Sussex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 216
- 6 over 210 places · 103%
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19%
- First language not English
- 27.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Sussex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 24 families put the school first and 29 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 29 | 24 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 39 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 24 | 18 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% 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 | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 126040)
Ofsted
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 14 September 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 14 Sept 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126040)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 126040), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126040)
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126040)
Jan 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 126040)