River Beach Primary SchoolSt Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton

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

Summary of the comparison

River Beach Primary School and St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton are primary schools in Littlehampton.

  • River Beach Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton scores 63 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton is ahead on our composite score.

  • River Beach Primary School was judged the expected standard and St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at River Beach Primary School (63.0% in 2022-23, 58.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

River Beach Primary School versus St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LittlehamptonRiver Beach Primary SchoolLittlehamptonSt Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LittlehamptonEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C63/100Stronger figure
Local ranking73rd of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure211th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll677 212
Capacity700 210
LocationLittlehampton, BN17 6EW Littlehampton, BN17 6HL
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard58.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census677 212
Free school meals (ever 6)27.4% 18.9%
English as an additional language18.0% 31.1%
SEN support15.8% 12.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.4% 3.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.0% Stronger figure7.2% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.5% Stronger figure23.3% 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.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Full profiles: River Beach Primary School · St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton