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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Select · L21 3TE

Ages 3–11 · 208 pupils · Sefton

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

4%

Overall absence

8.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-18

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)4%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
97.0
Avg scaled score — maths
95.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
95.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence8.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)31.4%
Unauthorised3.3%
Authorised absence
5.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.7%
Enrolments in measure
175

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

15

Places offered

15

1st-preference offers

15

Total preferences (any rank)
28
Preferred offers (top 3)
15
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill113%

208 pupils · 184 places

Pupils on roll
208
Boys / girls
90 / 118
School capacity
184
Capacity fill
208 / 184 (113%)
Free school meals
70.9%
FSM pupils
134
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Archdiocese of Liverpool
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Claire Roberts

Location

Address
Seaforth, Kepler Street
Postcode
L21 3TE
Town
Select
County
Merseyside
Local authority
Sefton
District
Sefton
Constituency
Bootle
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Select, Sefton, 208 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 70.9%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Archdiocese of Liverpool.

Open schools in Select
10
Primary schools in Select
10
Academies among open schools in Select
30% (3)
Open schools in L21
12
Primary in L21
9
Open schools in Sefton LA
117
Primary in Sefton LA
75

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in SelectNear L21

  • Rimrose Hope CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Voluntary controlled school · Primary

    Liverpool · L21 1AD · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM54.8%
    • Demand1.11

    0.3 miles away

  • King's Lander Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Liverpool · L21 8HY · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM49.3%

    0.5 miles away

  • St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L21 8JH · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • KS251%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM49.6%
    • Demand0.97

    0.5 miles away

  • Thomas Gray Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Bootle · L20 4LX · Sefton

    Ages 2–11

    • FSM69.2%

    0.6 miles away

  • All Saints Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Bootle · L20 4LX · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM46.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Improved significantly

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    Liverpool · L21 7LX · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM16.6%
    • Demand1.08

    0.7 miles away

  • Linacre Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Bootle · L20 5ED · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence10.2%
    • FSM64.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Linacre Primary School

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Bootle · L20 5ED · Sefton

    Ages 3–11

    0.7 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Claire Roberts
Telephone
01519283158
Website
http://www.ourlady-starofthesea.org.uk

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