St Mary's Catholic Primary School

About St Mary's Catholic Primary School

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Worthing, West Sussex, classified by the DfE as an academy sponsor led with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 230 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. 54% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 101 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.