St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton

Academy converter·Primary school Littlehampton, West Sussex·BN17 6HL
Composite score
42.5
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National rank
#1504
In South East
#122
In West Sussex
Top 68%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
60%
% achieving higher RWM
3%
Reading average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
24 first choices, 29 places
First choices per place
0.83
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
71
any preference, for 29 places

Every child who put St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
212
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
18.9%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
31.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.3%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
3.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Spend per pupil
£4,042
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton is a primary school in Littlehampton, West Sussex, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Roman Catholic religious character. Around 212 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. The school holds a 'Good' judgement from Ofsted. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 10.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 3% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 24 families who put it first were offered a place. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. 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 above.

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