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
EthnicityPercentage
African3%
Other White3.3%
Indian4.5%
Mixed6.6%
White British75.9%
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

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

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

AreaPercentage
School
3%
Local authority average
6%
England average
8%

Average score in reading

AreaAverage score
School
105
Local authority average
106
England average
106

Average score in maths

AreaAverage score
School
103
Local authority average
105
England average
105
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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