St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

st-nicolas-st-mary-cofe-primary-school-west-sussex-south-east

South EastRegion

West SussexLocal Authority

East Worthing and ShorehamConstituency

BN43 6PEPostcode

6.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 2–11, located in West Sussex, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 381 pupils. St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School is part of Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 68%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

88%

Asian

Black

<1%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

381

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 2 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 381
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: Diocese of Chichester Academy Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 5 December 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
12 Jul 2013	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.