St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Bognor Regis
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Bognor Regis, part of Bosco Catholic Education Trust. It has a Roman Catholic religious character.
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to West Sussex (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
St Mary's Catholic Primary School in detail
St Mary's Catholic Primary School in its own words
The school runs after-school care.
Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 126037), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Across West Sussex, 92% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.
In 2026, families in West Sussex lodged 236 appeals against primary school offers; 139 reached a hearing and 9 succeeded (6.5% of those heard).
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Mary's Catholic Primary School are Edward Bryant School (0.2 miles, Good, 65% reading, 81% maths); South Bersted CofE Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 81% reading, 85% maths); Bersted Green Primary School, Bognor Regis (0.9 miles, Good, 57% reading, 55% maths); and Nyewood CofE Infant School (1 mile).
Edward Bryant SchoolSouth Bersted CofE Primary SchoolBersted Green Primary School, Bognor RegisNyewood CofE Infant School
The trust
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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Bognor Regis Rail Station, about 320 metres away (roughly a 4-minute walk).
19 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Laburnum Centre (opposite), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Mary's Catholic Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
In August 2026, police recorded 475 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Sussex (103), as is usual near a town centre.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St Mary's Catholic Primary School are Felpham Community College (0.9 miles) and The Regis School (1 mile).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 126037), it was rated Good in September 2022.
At a Glance
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Results at St Mary's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2026 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 126037). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 68% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 62% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Grandparent’s Afternoon
1 Oct 2026
Music
1 May 2026
Diocesan Singing Programme
6 Mar 2026
Tea with the SVP
17 Dec 2025
Careers Day
10 Dec 2025
Crazy Hair Day!
10 Dec 2025
From St Mary's Catholic Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near St Mary's Catholic Primary School.
- Holiday HeroesAt the school · Not yet graded
- Juno Childcare Club Ltd250m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see West Sussex's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to St Mary's Catholic Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is in West Sussex; for families living there:
Apply to West Sussex for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 53
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 14
- Children hurt
- 4
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 14 serious and 38 slight.
4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Applications and offers at St Mary's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 2026
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 126037). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
| Entry year | Places offered | First choices | Named at all | First choices per place | First choices not offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | 39 | 91 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 43 | 43 | 91 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 36 | 35 | 87 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 32 | 30 | 95 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 45 | 50 | 104 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2019 | 44 | 40 | 107 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 2018 | 44 | 43 | 90 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 44 | 48 | 115 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2016 | 51 | 47 | 115 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2015 | 39 | 27 | 96 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 2014 | 38 | 35 | 82 | 0.9 | 0 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school-level file). "Places offered" is the number of offers made on national offer day, which can differ from the school's published admission number.
Capacity & Demand
Area Demand Pressure - Bognor Regis
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Bognor Regis
Across West Sussex council
Places available
9,608
Applications
8,127
Got 1st preference
92.4%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across West Sussex council (2026/27), not just this school.
Absence at St Mary's Catholic Primary School before it took its current form in 20262024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 126037). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
5.0%
Overall absence
10.8%
Persistent absence
286
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Are there exam results for St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2026, under its previous registration (URN 126037), 68% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 62% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is St Mary's Catholic Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in February 2026. Before that, as St Mary's Catholic Primary School (URN 126037), it was rated Good in September 2022.
What is the catchment area for St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When St Mary's Catholic Primary School is oversubscribed, West Sussex allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How do I apply to St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
Apply through West Sussex's coordinated admissions process, naming St Mary's Catholic Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does St Mary's Catholic Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Holiday Heroes (registered, not yet graded). There is another within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 53 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 14 serious and 38 slight. 4 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 2 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 9 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in West Sussex is 11 (the median across 337 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Mary's Catholic Primary School?
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is at Glamis Street, Bognor Regis, West Sussex, PO21 1DJ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)