St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Brighton, Brighton and Hove
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Brighton & Hove City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2016–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Brighton, Brighton and Hove for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 21 September 2023. Brighton and Hove has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2024 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2016 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 28 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 3 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 ranked 3rd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove that have results.
- There are 20 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.7 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Brighton and Hove.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Brighton and Hove schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Road, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 1LB
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Brighton and Hove
- Pupils on roll
- 208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 21 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this extremely ambitious school.”
- “They feel safe and happy, knowing their trusted adults help them with any worries.”
- “They benefit from high expectations across school life.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 October 2023 (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) | 63% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 25 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 Brighton and Hove.
- Benfield Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brackenbury Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Nicolas CofE Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Peter Gladwin Primary School 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hove Junior School 1.0 mi Not judged
- West Hove Infant School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Goldstone Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hangleton Primary School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published