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St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Primary · Bognor Regis · PO21 1DJ

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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 27 September 2022

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At a glance

School type
Academy converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Roman Catholic
Website
https://www.st-marys-bognor.co.uk
URN
151781

In figures

We hold 6 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2021 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. Ofsted last graded it Good on 27 September 2022, under the framework used before November 2025.

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 11
3603.07 m (≈2.24 mi)

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.7%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.9%18.1%
In managerial or professional work19.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways26%18.1%
Residents in very good health40.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier35.5%62.3%
Social housing9.3%17.1%
Privately rented55.1%20.5%
Detached houses3.5%22.9%
Flats78%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms5.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van41.4%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01031432 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£200,000428 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£130,000–£305,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (49)£420,000
Semi-detached (66)£315,000
Terraced (55)£262,000
Flat (258)£149,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
8an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
53an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
15an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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