St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton

Ofsted's report card from its 10 February 2026 inspection grades St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders' work to improve attendance is highly effective."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils typically make steady progress through the curriculum across year groups and key stages."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a secure and realistic understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders prioritise children making a successful start to their education."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "The school identifies pupils' individual needs in a timely and generally accurate way."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "There is a coherent, shared vision across all levels of leadership in this caring and successful school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "The school promotes pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development well."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the teaching of mathematics in the early years and key stage 1 is consistently effective and provides all pupils with the knowledge they need in readiness for key stage 2"; "Leaders should monitor their strategy to support disadvantaged pupils more precisely. This is to ensure that the actions taken are having the desired impact for pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my pleasure to welcome you to St Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary School and to thank you for considering St Wilfrid’s as the school for your child. At St Wilfrid’s we believe in working in partnership with families; parents are of course the first educators of their children."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Monday 7 December 2026 and an open day on Friday 8 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 70% of Year 6 pupils at St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 72% in West Sussex and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 70% in reading and 57% in maths in 2024.

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

For September 2026 entry, 19 families put St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School are St Margaret's CofE Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 77% reading, 69% maths); Georgian Gardens Community Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 75% reading, 71% maths); East Preston Infant School (1.3 miles, Good); and East Preston Junior School (1.3 miles, Good, 72% reading, 69% maths).

St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

St Wilfrids 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.

51 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School (as of April 2026): 90% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 0% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (90%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (0%).

6.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 25 pupils (15.6%) received SEN support and 4 (2.5%) 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 Angmering Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Bewley Road (opposite), 160 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School issued 13 suspensions, 8.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.