English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Worthing, 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 🔒
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing is a primary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 4 October 2022. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 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
- In 2024/25, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reception 2026 had 25 first-choice applications for 27 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- 13.4% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.5% across 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
- Derwent Drive, Goring-by-Sea, Worthing, BN12 6LA
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 187 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 4 October 2022
Strengths
- “This is a school where every pupil is made to feel unique and special.”
- “One parent said, ‘The school cares from the heart for our children’.”
- “Pupils listen to each other and say, ‘Even if you disagree with someone, you should listen because you will learn something’.”
To improve
- “However, plans are not consistently implemented.”
- “In some subjects, such as geography, it is not clear when specific knowledge should be learned.”
- “Assessment is more effective in reading and mathematics than in foundation subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 November 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) | 47% | 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, 27 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 West Sussex.
- Orchards Junior School 0.3 mi School remains Good
- Orchards Infant School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hawthorns Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Durrington Junior School 0.7 mi Good
- Durrington Infant School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Thomas A Becket Infant School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published