St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Apr 24 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
East Sussex
Unique reference
114574
Address
Magdalen Road, TN37 6EU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
205 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
45.4%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.8%
Persistent absence
9.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 32.2%
Other White 18.5%
Indian 12.2%
African 10.7%
Other Asian 9.3%
Mixed 8.3%
Other Black 3.4%
Bangladeshi 2.4%
Unclassified 2%
Chinese 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.3
WritingAverage-0.6
MathsAverage-0.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 3%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
28
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.3
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Part-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
29
17
12
Year 1
30
17
13
Year 2
29
17
12
Year 3
29
15
14
Year 4
31
14
17
Year 5
30
12
18
Year 6
26
14
12
Year 2023-2024