St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Worthing · West Sussex
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About St Mary's Catholic Primary School
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Worthing, West Sussex. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 18 member schools: 15 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. Local authorities: East Sussex | West Sussex. Regions: South East. — from the BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST public record.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary academy in Worthing, West Sussex, part of BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School
- Address
- Cobden Road
- Postcode
- BN11 4BD
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Parliamentary constituency
- Worthing West
- URN (official identifier)
- 144401
- Establishment number
- 2041
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Number of pupils
- 253
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 225
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Irvine
- Ofsted inspection
- Standards maintained · Inspected 8 May 2025Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.stmarysworthing.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01903234115
- Date opened
- 1 Apr 2017
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Mary's Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 253 | 117,314 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 11.5% | 16.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 13.4% | 16.0% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 7.9% | 5.5% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 33.6% | 13.8% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
7 published inspections for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- Standards maintained
Report published 18 Jun 2025
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 21 Nov 2019
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing (URN 126042)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SWK
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Inadequate
Report published 23 Feb 2016
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing (URN 126042)
Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Pupils' achievement
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 13 Dec 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing (URN 126042)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- 8
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Mar 2012
· S8 Deemed S5
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing (URN 126042)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 12 Jan 2010
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Worthing (URN 126042)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SM
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 4 Nov 2008
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Mary's Catholic Primary School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 6.5% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 18.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £38,750 for 25 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 10.1% | 16.6% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £156 | £221 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 230 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | West Sussex average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £1,650,000 £7,174 per pupil | £6,332 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £1,562,000 £6,791 per pupil | £6,021 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £773,000 £3,361 per pupil · 49.5% | £3,205 · 53.2% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £365,000 £1,587 per pupil · 23.4% | £1,099 · 18.3% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £43,000 £187 per pupil · 2.8% | £135 · 2.2% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £43,000 £187 per pupil · 2.8% | £130 · 2.2% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £88,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £254,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £6,554 per pupil, supply and agency £42 per pupil — spending up £237 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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