St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton

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Highdown Drive, Littlehampton, BN17 6HL

Headteacher: Mr Derek CroghanSchool website ↗Pupils: 212 (capacity: 210)Part of BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected September 2022
Oversubscribed
74% of first-choice applicants offered a place
60%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected September 2022
74%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 14 September 2022Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
60.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 77%·Writing 67%·Maths 77%All three 60%
Reading
Expected77%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected67%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected77%
Exceeding30%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
39
How many got their first choice?
29of 39 (74.4%)
How many applied in total?
92

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
20.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
30.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
7.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
106 girls, 106 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 69% (2018/19), currently 60%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1636.0%4.0%+4.5-2.0+6.5
2016/1746.0%0.0%-2.1-1.8-3.4
2017/1837.0%0.0%+0.2-1.6-2.5
2018/1969.0%7.0%+2.9+0.8+2.9
2022/2354.0%8.0%-0.3+1.2+0.7
2023/2450.0%6.0%---
2024/2560.0%3.0%---
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