St Marys Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Crowborough, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2021–2023 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Marys Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Crowborough, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 February 2022. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Marys Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 drew 29 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 47% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
- 0% of pupils reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 8%).
- There are 25.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.2 across the 8 nearest primary schools in East Sussex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chapel Green, Crowborough, TN6 2LB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 214 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 February 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this caring school.”
- “The culture is shaped clearly by the school’s values of pray, learn, love and enjoy.”
- “Leaders, governors, staff and pupils live out these values in daily routines and interactions, creating a warm, purposeful and respectful environment.”
To improve
- “However, attainment in mathematics remains lower than leaders expect.”
- “Leaders also recognise the need to develop pupils’ spelling and handwriting further so that achievement continues to rise.”
- “However, when learning activities do not reflect the ambition of the curriculum, some pupils can lose concentration and become distracted.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 9 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 29 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Sir Henry Fermor Church of England Primary School 0.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashdown Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Jarvis Brook Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Rotherfield Primary School 2.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Michael's Primary School 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mark Cross Church of England Aided Primary School 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published