St Mary's CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Littlehampton, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.02 miles
Published by 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 Littlehampton, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 5 March 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 | 2.02 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
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.02 miles away, the 32nd longest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception, the 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and further than in 2018.
- Reception 2026 had 15 first-choice applications for 15 offers; 13 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (13%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 6% 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
- Brookpit Lane, Clymping, Littlehampton, BN17 5QU
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 105 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “This vibrant and happy school nurtures pupils to grow into independent and resilient learners with a thirst for education.”
- “Pupils immerse themselves in exciting learning experiences, such as trips to the local beach or building dens in forest schools.”
- “Here pupils practise important skills, such as teamwork, while extending their knowledge about animals in their habitats.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, teachers do not always check how well pupils understand what they are learning before moving on to new concepts.”
- “This potentially limits how well pupils understand larger and more complex ideas.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 30 April 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) | 69% | 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: 15 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 13 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.
- White Meadows Primary Academy 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- River Beach Primary School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lyminster Primary School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Yapton CE Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Tufnell CofE Primary School, Felpham 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Rustington Community Primary School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Summerlea Community Primary School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published