Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Thorpe Road, Horden, Peterlee, SR8 4AB

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

119

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Not applicable

Gender

Continues from Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary (URN 114281) since 30 September 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 12 November 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.

Safeguarding standards Met

Quality of education: Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes: Good
Personal development: Good
Leadership & management: Inadequate
Early years: Inadequate

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

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
Capacity: 119 (0% 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: Academy sponsor led
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

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Thorpe Road

Peterlee, North East

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Administrative

URN: 152108
UKPRN: 10098909
Establishment No.: 2026
Trust: BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST

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