Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 9 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Tyneside
- Unique reference
- 148451
- Address
- Seatonville Road, NE25 9EG
- Website
- www.staroftheseaschool.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 349 (80% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.9%
- Girls
- 50.1%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.1%
- Persistent absence
- 14.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.7%
White British 79.4%
Mixed 5.1%
Indian 2.9%
Irish 2.6%
Other White 2%
Other Asian 2%
Bangladeshi 1.7%
African 1.7%
Chinese 1.1%
Irish Traveller 0.6%
Pakistani 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1.6
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage-0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 8%
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
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 31
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 17
- 3rd preference
- 6
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 30
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 19.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 25.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 6 4 2 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 21 12 9 |
| Reception, Full-time | 36 19 17 |
| Year 1 | 39 22 17 |
| Year 2 | 43 18 25 |
| Year 3 | 38 20 18 |
| Year 4 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 5 | 56 31 25 |
| Year 6 | 52 23 29 |