St Mary's Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 27 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
West Sussex
Unique reference
126037
Address
Glamis Street, PO21 1DJ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
311 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
44.1%
Girls
55.9%
First language not English
49.5%
Free school meals (FSM)
10%
Persistent absence
14.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Other White 38.9%
White British 38.6%
Mixed 8.7%
African 7.4%
Indian 3.5%
Other Asian 1.6%
Other 0.6%
Other Black 0.3%
Unclassified 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingBelow average-2.2
MathsBelow average-2.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 45%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
41
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
34
3rd preference
18
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
39
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes28.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
46
24
22
Year 1
35
14
21
Year 2
45
19
26
Year 3
44
18
26
Year 4
48
25
23
Year 5
43
11
32
Year 6
50
26
24
Year 2024-2025