English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, WorthingHawthorns Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Worthing.

Summary of the comparison

English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing and Hawthorns Primary School are primary schools in Worthing.

  • English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing scores 56 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hawthorns Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average). English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing is ahead on our composite score.

  • English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing was judged Good and Hawthorns Primary School was judged Requires improvement.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing and 67.0% for Hawthorns Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing (52.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing versus Hawthorns Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WorthingEnglish Martyrs Catholic Primary School, WorthingWorthingHawthorns Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC56/100Stronger figureD43/100
Local ranking96th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure195th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Requires improvement
School typeVoluntary aided school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll180 183
Capacity210 210
LocationWorthing, BN12 6LA Worthing, BN13 3EZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 67.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census180 183
Free school meals (ever 6)15.6% 36.0%
English as an additional language7.2% 17.5%
SEN support20.0% 17.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 7.1%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure9.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence10.6% Stronger figure29.1% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

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