Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 6 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Cheshire West and Chester
Unique reference
135246
Address
Capenhurst Lane, CH65 7AQ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
332 (78% of total capacity)
Boys
50.9%
Girls
49.1%
First language not English
13.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
25%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 75.9%
Mixed 6.6%
Indian 4.5%
Other White 3.3%
African 3%
Other 2.7%
Irish Traveller 1.2%
Chinese 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish 0.3%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAverage0.5
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 52%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
23
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
9
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
3
3
0
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
22
5
17
Reception, Full-time
31
11
20
Year 1
28
14
14
Year 2
34
18
16
Year 3
55
34
21
Year 4
50
21
29
Year 5
49
29
20
Year 6
60
34
26
Year 2024-2025

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