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Our Lady Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary

Voluntary aided school · Peterlee · SR8 4AB

Ages 5–11 · 93 pupils · County Durham

KS2 expected (RWM)

32%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)32%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
99.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
99.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.3%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
92

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

10

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

10

Total preferences (any rank)
14
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill78%

93 pupils · 119 places

Pupils on roll
93
Boys / girls
41 / 52
School capacity
119
Capacity fill
93 / 119 (78%)
Free school meals
57%
FSM pupils
53
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Roman Catholic
Diocese
Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Ashton

Location

Address
Thorpe Road, Horden
Postcode
SR8 4AB
Town
Peterlee
County
County Durham
Local authority
County Durham
District
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
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 5–11, in Peterlee, County Durham, 93 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 57%. Religious character: Roman Catholic. Diocese: Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.

Open schools in Peterlee
21
Primary schools in Peterlee
13
Academies among open schools in Peterlee
48% (10)
Open schools in SR8
23
Primary in SR8
13
Open schools in County Durham LA
281
Primary in County Durham LA
209

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 PeterleeNear SR8

  • Seascape Primary School

    Ofsted: Urgent improvement

    Community school · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 5NJ · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS227%
    • Absence9.2%
    • FSM72.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Seascape Primary School

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 5NJ · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    0.6 miles away

  • Cotsford Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 4EH · County Durham

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM53.0%
    • Demand0.95

    0.9 miles away

  • Yohden Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 4HP · County Durham

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM43.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Acre Rigg Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 2DU · County Durham

    Ages 7–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM58.8%

    1.1 miles away

  • Acre Rigg Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Community school · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 2DU · County Durham

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM48.0%
    • Demand0.91

    1.1 miles away

  • Easington Colliery Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Peterlee · SR8 3DJ · County Durham

    Ages 3–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM42.9%
    • Demand0.97

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lisa Ashton

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