Primary school in Arundel, West Sussex
St Philip's Catholic Primary School
London Road, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9BA
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 8 December 2021.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- Places
- 210
- How full
- Nearly full — 209 of 210 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 107 / 102
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Arun 001C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 41%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 14%
- Households owning their home
- 66%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 15%
- Adults economically inactive
- 50%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Therese Pullan
- Local authority
- West Sussex
- Ward
- Arundel & Walberton
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs
- URN
- 151780
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arundel CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 90% | 0.6 mi |
| Lyminster Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 50% | 2.6 mi |
| Walberton and Binsted CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2022 | 60% | 2.7 mi |
| White Meadows Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 64% | 2.8 mi |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, LittlehamptonAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 2.8 mi |
| Slindon CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | No grade | 38% | 2.9 mi |
| Yapton CE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 45% | 3.2 mi |
| River Beach Primary SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 58% | 3.2 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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