Clapham and Patching CofE Primary School
The Street, Worthing, BN13 3UU
52 pupils · 88% of 59 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- SOUTH DOWNS EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 10 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 11% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.75 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 8 | 6 | 17 | 7 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 7 | 6 | 14 | 7 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 8 | 7 | 22 | 8 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- The Laurels Primary School, Worthing 2.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School 2.7 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
- Hawthorns Primary School 2.7 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School 3 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Durrington Junior School 3.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Vale School, Worthing 3.4 km · Good — confirmed 2022 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.