St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Pulborough, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Mary's CofE Primary School is a primary school in Pulborough, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 May 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Mary's CofE 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 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
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, but places ran out in 2 of the 4 earlier years with a published outcome.
- There were 9 first-choice applications for 15 Reception offers in 2026: 0.6 first choices per offer, the lowest of 205 West Sussex primary schools.
- Each first-choice family was offered a 2026 Reception place, and 6 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- 53% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
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
- School Lane, Washington, Pulborough, RH20 4AP
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 96 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 2.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel extremely happy and safe in this inclusive school.”
- “They have strong relationships with staff.”
- “Pupils know that adults will listen and help them.”
To improve
- “In some subjects, the school recognises that the sequence of learning is not as clear as it needs to be.”
- “However, the school acknowledges that pupils need to take more care when recording in their books.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 June 2024 (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) | 53% | 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: 9 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 9 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.
- Thakeham Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashington CofE Primary School 2.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Storrington Primary School 2.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Steyning CofE Primary School 3.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- West Chiltington Community Primary School 3.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Vale School, Worthing 3.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ashurst CofE Primary School 3.9 mi Not judged Last distance published