Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School is a primary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Clapham and Patching 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
- In 2024/25, 11% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure was the lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex that have results.
- For Reception 2026, every applicant was offered a place, with 6 first-choice applications for 8 offers and 2 offers to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There were 52 pupils on roll in January 2026 and 12.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.7 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
- The Street, Clapham, Worthing, BN13 3UU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 52 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 12.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 3 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to belong to this small, close-knit school.”
- “Staff know pupils well and help them to feel safe and settled.”
- “Warm relationships and clear routines mean that pupils quickly gain confidence and feel a secure sense of belonging.”
To improve
- “Some aspects of pupils' learning do not fully prepare them for their next stage of education.”
- “Some pupils have not secured the basic skills and knowledge they need.”
- “This means they struggle to recall key concepts or build reliably on what they have learned before.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 May 2026 (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) | 11% | 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: 6 first-preference applications, 8 offers in total, 6 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.
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School 1.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hawthorns Primary School 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Durrington Junior School 2.1 mi Good
- Vale School, Worthing 2.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Durrington Infant School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 2.2 mi Good Last distance published