Goring-By-Sea CofE (Aided) Primary School
Mulberry Lane, Worthing, BN12 4RN
421 pupils · 97% of 436 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Free school meals
- 9.7%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 November 2023, published 12 December 2023. 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 | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“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 — 0.94 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 48 | 45 | 158 | 48 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 64 | 160 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 63 | 182 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 67 | 170 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 61 | 77 | 196 | 61 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 67 | 187 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 66 | 193 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 80 | 196 | 60 |
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
- West Park CofE Primary (Controlled) School 0.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Orchards Infant School 0.9 km · Requires improvement (2021) · previous system
- Orchards Junior School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Elm Grove Primary School, Worthing 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- English Martyrs Catholic Primary School, Worthing 1.4 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Ferring C of E Primary School 1.6 km · Good (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.