Whytemead 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 🔒
Whytemead Primary School is a primary school in Worthing, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 June 2024. West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
Whytemead 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 Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 120 of the 208 other West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places did run out, with a last distance published, in 1 of the 4 earlier Reception years with a published outcome.
- In 2026, Reception had 16 first-choice applications for 16 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 5% 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
- Dominion Road, Worthing, BN14 8LH
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 221 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 20.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy their time here and are keen to talk to visitors about their many experiences, both inside and outside of the classroom.”
- “The warm and respectful relationships between pupils and staff are very clear to see.”
- “Pupils also treat each other with kindness and consideration.”
To improve
- “However, at times, pupils do not have the knowledge that they need to complete the work they have been asked to do.”
- “Teachers do not always check what pupils have understood.”
- “This means that pupils do not always produce the quality of work that matches the school’s ambitions for them.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 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) | 68% | 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: 16 first-preference applications, 16 offers in total, 16 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.
- Downsbrook Primary School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Springfield Infant School and Nursery 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bramber Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Homefield Primary School and SSC 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Broadwater CofE Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Heene CofE Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Sompting Village Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published