St Philip's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–11 · Arundel, West Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.47 miles
Published by West Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2018–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Philip's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Arundel, West Sussex for ages 5–11 (academy converter). West Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Philip'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 | 2.47 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
- In 2026 the last Reception place offered went to a child living 2.47 miles away, the 25th longest of 87 West Sussex primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- That 2026 Reception distance was further than in 2025 but nearer than in 2018, after sharp swings, the biggest from 2024 to 2025.
- For Reception 2026 there were 30 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 3 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 3.8% of pupils, against a middle figure of 19.1% 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
- London Road, Arundel, BN18 9BA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- West Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 209 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 3.8% of pupils eligible
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 30 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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.
- Arundel CofE Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lyminster Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary School 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- White Meadows Primary Academy 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Slindon CofE Primary School 2.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Yapton CE Primary School 3.2 mi Good Last distance published
- River Beach Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published