Voluntary aided school · West Sussex

Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School

4–11Ages
421Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
126045URN

Mulberry Lane, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4RN · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.3per place

0.8 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

158 applications for 48 places · 32nd of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2023

Inspection history

8 November 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
9 May 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.3applications per place, Reception

0.8 above West Sussex median (2.5) 1.1 above England median (2.2)

158 applications · 48 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 3.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 3.3; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 3.5; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.7
2015 3.4; West Sussex median median 2.8
2014 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.6

More applications per place than the West Sussex median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
West Sussex median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	48	158	3.3	45	0.94
Sep 2025	59	160	2.7	64	1.08
Sep 2024	60	182	3.0	63	1.05
Sep 2023	59	170	2.9	67	1.14
Sep 2022	61	196	3.2	77	1.26
Sep 2021	60	187	3.1	67	1.12
Sep 2020	60	193	3.2	66	1.10
Sep 2019	60	196	3.3	80	1.33
Sep 2018	60	210	3.5	54	0.90
Sep 2017	60	178	3.0	59	0.98
Sep 2016	60	179	3.0	60	1.00
Sep 2015	60	201	3.4	80	1.33
Sep 2014	48	150	3.1	45	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 81% · Maths 79% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%33rd of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard40%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard81%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth10%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard30%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
West Sussex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	5%	107	106
2023/24	76%	7%	107	106
2022/23	70%	18%	108	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School
0.4 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Orchards Infant School
0.9 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2021

2.3applications per place
Orchards Junior School
0.9 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2024

61%met the SATs standard
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing
1.4 km · West Sussex

Good2024

4.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
1.4 km · West Sussex

Good2022

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Ferring C of E Primary School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Good2022

3.0applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hawthorns Primary School
1.7 km · West Sussex

Requires improvement2021

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
The Laurels Primary School, Worthing
1.8 km · West Sussex

Good2022

3.3applications per place 35%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 126045 · 938/3339
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 436 pupils · 421 on roll
Free school meals: 9.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Mulberry Lane, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 4RN
Local authority: West Sussex · Worthing

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources