St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Peter's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex for ages 4–11 (academy converter). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
St Peter's Catholic 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 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 1 earlier figure.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- 79% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), the highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in West Sussex.
- Reception 2026 had 28 first-choice applications for 28 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026; places ran out in 2 of the 8 earlier years with a published outcome.
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
- Sullington Way, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6PJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 201 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 8.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 13 January 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils embody the school ethos of ‘Love at the centre of all we do’ at this warm and caring school.”
- “It is evident in pupils' passion for learning and the high levels of concentration they show in lessons.”
- “It is also clear in the care and respect that pupils show to all in the school.”
To improve
- “However, this is more varied in terms of the quality of pupils' handwriting and spelling.”
- “Many pupils with barriers to learning have low starting points.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 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) | 79% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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.
- St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School 0.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Buckingham Park Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Shoreham Beach Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Swiss Gardens Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Holmbush Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Glebe Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eastbrook Primary Academy 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Seaside Primary School 2.3 mi Not judged Last distance published