# English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing

English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing is a primary school in Worthing, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 187 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E126051. [Worthing](https://openindex.co.uk/worthing)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 187
- Council: Worthing
- URN: 126051

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), October 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 4 October 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 47% of pupils at English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Palatine Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/palatine-primary-school-e126159): 110 m. Special. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, October 2023
- [Oak Grove College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oak-grove-college-e126161): 310 m. Special. School remains Good, June 2024
- [Durrington High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/durrington-high-school-e140713): 470 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2022. Attainment 8 of 49.4 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Orchards Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-junior-school-e142381): 470 m. Primary. School remains Good, March 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Orchards Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/orchards-infant-school-e150365): 510 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), September 2021, before the school changed
- [Hawthorns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hawthorns-primary-school-e150286): 770 m. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/126051)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/126051)

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