St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolHeene CofE Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School and Heene CofE Primary School are primary schools in Worthing.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School scores 59 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Heene CofE Primary School scores 34 out of 100 (grade F, weak). St Mary's Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • St Mary's Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Heene CofE Primary School was judged Inadequate.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 54.0% for St Mary's Catholic Primary School and 43.0% for Heene CofE Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St Mary's Catholic Primary School (37.0% in 2022-23, 54.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St Mary's Catholic Primary School versus Heene CofE Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WorthingSt Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolWorthingHeene CofE Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100Stronger figureF34/100
Local ranking76th of 218 in West Sussex Stronger figure213th of 218 in West Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodStronger figureOfsted: Inadequate
School typeAcademy sponsor led Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll230 395
Capacity225 420
LocationWorthing, BN11 4BD Worthing, BN11 4BB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard54.0% Stronger figure43.0% 62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score101.0 102.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census230 395
Free school meals (ever 6)18.7% 23.0%
English as an additional language33.5% 32.9%
SEN support19.1% 12.4%
SEN with an EHC plan5.2% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence6.4% 5.2% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence19.9% 16.4% Stronger figure15.8%

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

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St Mary's Catholic Primary School

Heene CofE Primary School

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