Ferring C of E Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Worthing, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.78 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Ferring C of E Primary School is a primary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 October 2022. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Ferring C of E 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 | 0.78 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 0.78 miles away, the 27th shortest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published last distance (middle 1.30 miles).
- The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2024, and every applicant was offered a place in 3 of the 5 years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 30 offers went to first-choice families, and 6 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Sea Lane, Ferring, Worthing, BN12 5DU
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 169 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 October 2022
Strengths
- “Ferring C of E Primary is a welcoming school, where pupils flourish.”
- “Pupils model the Ferring values through their actions and in their work.”
- “They benefit from the excellent relationships they have with staff.”
To improve
- “In a small number of subjects, staff subject knowledge is less secure.”
- “This means that, in these subjects, teachers are not yet clear about what pupils need to learn and remember.”
- “As a result, pupils have gaps in their knowledge, which are not routinely addressed by teachers.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 2 December 2022 (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) | 70% | 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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 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 West Sussex.
- Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Orchards Junior School 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Orchards Infant School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawthorns Primary School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- East Preston Infant School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published