St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is a real privilege to welcome you to St Mary’s Catholic Primary School. St Mary’s is a warm, happy and ambitious school where we are proud to be more than just a school - we are a family, living, loving and learning together."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, choir and Lego.

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (74% in reading, 68% in maths).

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 41 families put St Mary's Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 86 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.4 first choices for every place. 13 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Catholic Primary School are Heene CofE Primary School (under 0.1 miles, 67% reading, 55% maths); Homefield Primary School and SSC (0.8 miles, Good, 67% reading, 65% maths); Springfield Infant School and Nursery (0.8 miles, Good); and Broadwater CofE Primary School (0.9 miles, Good, 89% reading, 87% maths).

St Mary's Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School is one of 18 schools run by Bosco Catholic Education Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

41 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Mary's Catholic Primary School (as of September 2025): 100% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).

11.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 33.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (46%), Asian (21%) and Mixed (12%).

In 2026, 34 pupils (13.4%) received SEN support and 20 (7.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Worthing Rail Station, about 450 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Amelia Park (adjacent), 160 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 749 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, St Mary's Catholic Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.7 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic Primary School are Worthing High School (0.6 miles); Bohunt School Worthing (0.7 miles); St Andrew's CofE High School (0.7 miles); and Davison Church of England High School for Girls, Worthing (1.1 miles).