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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton

Primary · Littlehampton · BN17 6HL

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 14 September 2022

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At a glance

216 pupils · 100% of 210 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Free school meals
19% of pupils
English as additional language
31.1% of pupils
SEN support
12.3% of pupils
EHC plan
3.8% of pupils
Website
http://www.st-catherines.w-sussex.sch.uk
URN
151256

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.83 first-choice applications per place

29 places offered · 24 first-choice applications · usually has places

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.5%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
17.5%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
23.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£4,042
Typical primary school£6,960

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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