West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Worthing, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
6.08 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School is a primary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) 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 | 6.08 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
- Reception 2026's last distance offered was 6.08 miles, 7th longest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (this one included); the middle was 1.30 miles.
- That 2026 Reception figure was further than in 2018, and every applicant was offered a place in 3 of the 5 years with a published outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 85 first-choice applications for 90 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 65% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 1% 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
- Marlborough Road, Worthing, BN12 4HD
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 760 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “West Park is a safe and happy school where pupils get high levels of care and support.”
- “As a result, pupils work hard and do their best.”
- “Pupils reflect and live the school’s vision of ‘Let your light shine’ through expectations such as ‘Be kind, be safe, be your best.’”
To improve
- “However, some pupils have developed gaps in their learning over time.”
- “The school recognises the need to precisely identify the key knowledge and concepts pupils need to learn so that they can build on what they already know and understand.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 May 2025 (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) | 65% | 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: 85 first-preference applications, 90 offers in total, 85 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 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Orchards Infant School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Orchards Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Hawthorns Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Ferring C of E Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published