Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary

Thorpe Road, Horden, Peterlee, SR8 4AB

Primary

Phase

119

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Closed on 31 December 2025 and continues as Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (URN 152108) (opened 1 January 2026). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25

Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected): 22.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher): 0.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected): 22.0%
Writing (Expected): 56.0%
Maths (Expected): 56.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected): 56.0%
Reading avg scaled score: 99.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score: 101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score: 103.0
Cohort Size: 9

Pupil Demographics

2024-25

Total Pupils: 93
Boys: 41 (44%)
Girls: 52 (56%)
Capacity: 119 (78% full)
SEND: 18.3%
FSM Eligible: 58.1%
EAL: 4.3%
SEN with EHC Plan: 3.2%
SEN Support: 15.1%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio: 23.3:1
Teachers (FTE): 4.0
Budget per Pupil: £8,769/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25

Overall Absence Rate: 5.9% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence: 16.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Religious Character: Roman Catholic
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Boarders: No boarders
Admissions: Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25

White British: 94.6%
Mixed Other: 2.1%
Black African: 2.1%
White Other: 1.1%

94.6%

White British

2.1%

Mixed Other

2.1%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

01915863895

p3507.admin@durhamlearning.net

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Thorpe Road

Peterlee, North East

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Administrative

URN: 114281
UKPRN: 10076892
Establishment No.: 3507

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