Academy sponsor led · West Sussex

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
253Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
144401URN

Cobden Road, Worthing, BN11 4BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.4 above West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

86 applications for 30 places · 55th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

54%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · May 2025

The graded inspection, 16 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

8 May 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
16 October 2019
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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.4 above West Sussex median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

86 applications · 30 places offered · 41 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.9; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.0; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 4.2; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 3.8; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.7
2021 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.7
2020 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8
2019 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8
2018 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.8
2017 1.8; West Sussex median median 2.5
2016 1.9; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.2; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing (URN 126042), the previous school.

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	30	86	2.9	41	1.37
Sep 2025	57	111	2.0	56	0.98
Sep 2024	30	127	4.2	63	2.10
Sep 2023	30	115	3.8	51	1.70
Sep 2022	30	92	3.1	41	1.37
Sep 2021	29	80	2.8	36	1.24
Sep 2020	30	93	3.1	29	0.97
Sep 2019	45	100	2.2	42	0.93
Sep 2018	38	73	1.9	19	0.50
Sep 2017	38	70	1.8	29	0.76
Sep 2016 *	43	81	1.9	23	0.53
Sep 2015 *	45	101	2.2	35	0.78
Sep 2014 *	35	78	2.2	31	0.89

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 77% · Writing 88% · Maths 62% → all three 54% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard54%125th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard77%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth15%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard12%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	54%	12%	105	101
2023/24	61%	5%	103	101
2022/23	37%	3%	99	98

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

St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.9applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Heene CofE Primary School
0.1 km · West Sussex

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Homefield Primary School and SSC
1.3 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Springfield Infant School and Nursery
1.3 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place
Broadwater CofE Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.5applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing
1.6 km · West Sussex

Good2024

4.7applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Whytemead Primary School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Good2024

5.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Thomas A Becket Junior School
1.6 km · West Sussex

Remains Good · improving2024

68%met the SATs standard
Thomas A Becket Infant School
1.8 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 144401 · 938/2041
Trust: Bosco Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 225 pupils · 253 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing (URN 126042)
Address: Cobden Road, Worthing, BN11 4BD
Local authority: West Sussex · Worthing

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