Palatine Primary School
Palatine Road, Worthing, BN12 6JP
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catriona Goldsmith
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Worthing West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 205
- Pupils on roll
- 222
- URN
- 126159
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01903242835
About this school
Palatine Primary School is a community special school in Worthing. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 222 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 October 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 24 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -7.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -6.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -8.00 | - | - |
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 Palatine Primary School 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 | 0% | 53.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 54.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 56.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 190 |
| 2023/24 | 204 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.63%
- English as an additional language
- 4.9%
- Overall absence
- 10.25%
- Persistent absence
- 29.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Oak Grove College0.2 miles
Special schools · Worthing
-
Courtlands Independent Special School1.0 miles
Special schools · Worthing
-
Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing1.8 miles
Independent schools · Worthing
-
Brighton Forward Ltd1.8 miles
Other types · Worthing
-
Our Lady of Sion School1.8 miles
Independent schools · West Sussex
Other schools in Worthing
- Brighton Forward Ltd Other types
- Courtlands Independent Special School Special schools
- Oak Grove College Special schools
- Red Balloon Worthing Learner Centre Special schools
- Seadown School Special schools
- Bramber Primary School Primary
- Broadwater CofE Primary School Primary
- Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School Primary
- Downsbrook Primary School Primary
- Durrington Infant School Primary
- Durrington Junior School Primary
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Palatine Primary School teach?
- Palatine Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Worthing.
- Who is the headteacher of Palatine Primary School?
- The headteacher of Palatine Primary School is Mrs Catriona Goldsmith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Palatine Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Palatine Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Palatine Primary School?
- Palatine Primary School has 222 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Palatine Primary School full?
- Palatine Primary School has capacity for 205 pupils and 222 on roll (108%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Palatine Primary School a faith school?
- No. Palatine Primary School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Palatine Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Palatine Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Palatine Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Palatine Primary School's absence rate?
- Palatine Primary School's overall absence rate is 10.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Palatine Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Palatine Primary School'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 30 June 2026.