St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in St Leonards-on-Sea. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/02/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is average, progress in writing and progress in maths are well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea

School Information

Address: Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6EU
Website: http://www.st-mary-star.e-sussex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01424427801
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: East Sussex
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire O'Rourke
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114574

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 13/02/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 207
Number of Boys: 101
Number of Girls: 106

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.7 to 0.7
Writing
Well Below Average: -3.3 Confidence interval -5.3 to -1.2
Maths
Well Below Average: -3.4 Confidence interval -5.4 to -1.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:3%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:103
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Paul's Church of England Academy
Horntye Road , TN37 6RT
3out of 4 623 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy
Woodland Vale Road , St Leonards-on-Sea TN37 6JJ
3out of 4 772 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy
Osborne Close , TN34 2HU
4out of 4 1,652 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
St Leonard's Church of England Primary Academy
Collinswood Drive , TN38 0NX
2out of 4 1,660 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Silverdale Primary Academy
Silverdale Primary Academy , TN37 7EA
3out of 4 1,970 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ark Alexandra Academy
Park Avenue , William Parker Campus TN34 2PG
2out of 4 2,283 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The St Leonards Academy
Edinburgh Campus, , Edinburgh Road TN38 8HH
3out of 4 2,410 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Lansdowne Children's Centre
Care of: Children's Social Services , Ocean House TN37 6LW
- not rated 514 yd Secure units Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Flagship School
40 Collier Road , TN34 3JR
- not rated 2,081 yd Free schools special Not Applicable More About School
Torfield School
Croft Road , TN34 3JT
4out of 4 2,246 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Saxon Mount School
Edinburgh Road , TN38 8HH
3out of 4 2,355 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust)
Beauchamp Road , TN38 9JU
4out of 4 2,585 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.