St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton
Highdown Drive, Littlehampton, BN17 6HL
This school is closed (it closed in December 2024).
It was replaced by St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mr Derek Croghan
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 210
- URN
- 126040
- Local authority
- West Sussex
About this school
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in Littlehampton. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 210 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 32 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 50% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 81% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 69% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 71% | 72% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 54% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.9% | 18.6% | 210 | — |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton | — | 7.2% | 18.9% | 216 | 0.0 miles |
| Lyminster Primary School | 50% | 6.1% | 25.9% | 205 | 0.3 miles |
| White Meadows Primary Academy | 64% | 8.2% | 35.8% | 616 | 0.3 miles |
| River Beach Primary School | 58% | 7% | 27.4% | 665 | 0.4 miles |
| Summerlea Community Primary School | — | 5.2% | 12.1% | 377 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.6%
- English as an additional language
- 27.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 17.5%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton0.0 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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Lyminster Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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White Meadows Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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River Beach Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
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Summerlea Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Littlehampton
Other schools in Littlehampton
- East Preston Infant School Primary
- East Preston Junior School Primary
- Georgian Gardens Community Primary School Primary
- Lyminster Primary School Primary
- River Beach Primary School Primary
- Rustington Community Primary School Primary
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton Primary
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Mary's CofE Primary School Primary
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School Primary
- Summerlea Community Primary School Primary
- White Meadows Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton teach?
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Littlehampton.
- Has St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton?
- St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton had 210 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2024.