Palatine Primary School, Worthing

Good
Special
Community special school
Mixed
Ages 411

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Catriona Goldsmith
Pupils:222 / 205 capacity
LA:West Sussex
Phone:01903242835
Address:Palatine Road, Worthing, BN12 6JP
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
-

Overall

Inspected 11 October 2023View full report
URN:126159
UKPRN:10077057
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Worthing West
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2013 inspection — unchanged since its previous inspection.

Rated Good for

Leadership & management.

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At a Glance

33.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty

SEN Provision

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
ReadingMathsWriting

Reading has remained stable at around 0%. Maths has remained stable at around 0%. Writing has remained stable at around 0%.

Class Sizes

0.0

Avg class size

0

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Windermere Crescent (adj)
159m · 3 min walk
Terringes Avenue (opp)
205m · 3 min walk
Durrington High School (adj)
211m · 3 min walk
Palatine Road (adj)
288m · 5 min walk
The Boulevard (opp)
304m · 5 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

108%

Over capacity

222 pupils

205 capacity

17 places over capacity

Area Demand Pressure - Worthing

High pressure
New homes approved:2,163
Projected new pupils:389

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Worthing

Admissions Demand - West Sussex

Low demand0.92x oversubscription

Places available

9,742

Applications

8,914

Got 1st preference

87.8%

Got preferred school

97.4%

Secondary admissions across West Sussex (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

11 October 2023
5 December 2017
16 January 2013
Leadership & ManagementGood

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Teachers & Staff

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

10.24767%

Overall absence

29.16667%

Persistent absence

192

Enrolments

Authorised9.24286%
Unauthorised1.00481%
Persistent (10%+)29.16667%
Severe (50%+)2.08333%

Absence trend

8.19781%
18/19
16.66995%
20/21
10.427%
21/22
10.14299%
22/23
10.57539%
23/24
10.24767%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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