Ofsted: Good trending_up High Demand emoji_events #95 in West Sussex public Top 74% UK

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Gemma Irvine

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location_onWorthing, BN11 4BD

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

246

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Expected Standard

54%

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Demand Ratio

2.1x

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St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Worthing, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Highly competitive: 2.1× more applications than places — plan well ahead. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Worthing, West Sussex, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 230 pupils on roll, of whom 19% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 54% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #95 of 191 primaries in West Sussex and #8,727 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 2.1× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 56%

Reading77% LA 73%

Writing88% LA 67%

Maths62% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 54%England 61%

Reading74% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 65% · Eng 72%

Maths68% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 53%England 60%

Reading43% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 65% · Eng 71%

Maths43% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 1.9

5.2

Write

LA -0.8

3.1 to 7.4

-0.3

Maths

LA -0.8

-2.4 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading69% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Writing69% LA 73% · Eng 78%

Maths73% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-0.7 to 4.2

-0.8

Write

LA -1.2

-3.0 to 1.4

0.9

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.3 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 60%

Reading63% LA 75%

Writing78% LA 73%

Maths68% LA 71%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.3

Read

LA -0.1

-1.6 to 2.2

1.3

Write

LA -1.4

-0.5 to 3.1

0.1

Maths

LA -1.0

-1.6 to 1.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

07 May 2025

Inspection Report

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16 October 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2019-10-16

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2015-11-11

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-11-21

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 230 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	230	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	232	4	1.7%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	240	5	2.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	240	3	1.2%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	242	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	242	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	244	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	238	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	237	3	1.3%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	241	1	0.4%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	253	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	245	2	0.8%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	248	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	247	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	247	1	0.4%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	248	2	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	243	2	0.8%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	251	4	1.6%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	254	2	0.8%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	280	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	288	1	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	283	4	1.4%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	285	2	0.7%	0.4%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 20 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils