Academy converter · West Sussex

St Peter's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
201Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
149293URN

Sullington Way, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jan 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

close to West Sussex median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in West Sussex

74 applications for 28 places · 74th of 180 in West Sussex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

79%met the expected standard

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 13 January 2026Published 19 April 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

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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

2.6applications per place, Reception

close to West Sussex median (2.5) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

74 applications · 28 places offered · 28 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.5
2025 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.5
2024 2.7; West Sussex median median 2.6
2023 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.6
2022 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2021 2.8; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2020 3.0; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2019 3.1; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2018 2.5; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2017 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2016 2.6; West Sussex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2015 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2014 2.3; West Sussex median median 2.6; as the previous school

This school
West Sussex median

Dashed bars: as St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Shoreham-by-Sea (URN 126041), 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	28	74	2.6	28	1.00
Sep 2025	30	76	2.5	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	82	2.7	29	0.97
Sep 2023	22	57	2.6	20	0.91
Sep 2022 *	21	64	3.1	20	0.95
Sep 2021 *	30	85	2.8	34	1.13
Sep 2020 *	30	91	3.0	40	1.33
Sep 2019 *	30	93	3.1	32	1.07
Sep 2018 *	28	71	2.5	28	1.00
Sep 2017 *	30	78	2.6	35	1.17
Sep 2016 *	30	77	2.6	31	1.03
Sep 2015 *	30	68	2.3	28	0.93
Sep 2014 *	30	69	2.3	28	0.93

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 96% · Maths 83% → all three 79% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard79%8th of 188 in West Sussex

West Sussex 61% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

West Sussex 80% England 78%

Higher standard38%

West Sussex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard96%

West Sussex 72% England 75%

Greater depth17%

West Sussex 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

West Sussex 74% England 77%

Higher standard38%

West Sussex 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	79%	8%	107	107
2023/24	78%	11%	107	107
2022/23	73%	10%	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

St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School
0.2 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Buckingham Park Primary School
0.5 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.0applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Shoreham Beach Primary School
1.0 km · West Sussex

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Swiss Gardens Primary School
1.1 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Holmbush Primary Academy
1.4 km · West Sussex

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Glebe Primary School
1.5 km · West Sussex

Good2023

2.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Eastbrook Primary Academy
2.4 km · West Sussex

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.8applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Mile Oak Primary School
2.9 km · Brighton and Hove

Good2022

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 149293 · 938/3333
Trust: Bosco Catholic Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 201 on roll
Free school meals: 8.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 October 2022
Replaced: St Peter's Catholic Primary School, Shoreham-by-Sea (URN 126041)
Address: Sullington Way, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PJ
Local authority: West Sussex · Adur

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