Primary school

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Cheshire West and Chester
  • CH65 7AQ
Ofsted Good · inspected Dec 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 8,579 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 57%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 48%48%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 83%2018/19: top 83%2022/23: top 24%24% · 2022/232023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 57%No exams

Against North WestArrows: North West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM62% · North West 63%5/10 Middle+29.3 pts
Higher standard, RWM3% · North West 6%3/10 Below−9.4 pts
Reading score105 · North West 1054/10 Below+11.9 pts
Maths score103 · North West 1053/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 56% · 59 pupils · North West 55%2016/17: 61% · 62 pupils · North West 64%2017/18: 51% · 63 pupils · North West 68%2018/19: 52% · 61 pupils · North West 67%2022/23: 72% · 53 pupils · North West 61%2023/24: 52% · 62 pupils · North West 63%2024/25: 62% · 61 pupils · North West 63%72%51%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 7% · 59 pupils · North West 3%2016/17: 3% · 62 pupils · North West 7%2017/18: 3% · 63 pupils · North West 8%2018/19: 7% · 61 pupils · North West 9%2022/23: 6% · 53 pupils · North West 6%2023/24: 0% · 62 pupils · North West 5%2024/25: 3% · 61 pupils · North West 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 59 pupils · North West 1022016/17: 105 · 62 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 104 · 63 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 103 · 61 pupils · North West 1042022/23: 106 · 53 pupils · North West 1052023/24: 105 · 62 pupils · North West 1052024/25: 105 · 61 pupils · North West 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 59 pupils · North West 1032016/17: 103 · 62 pupils · North West 1042017/18: 102 · 63 pupils · North West 1052018/19: 104 · 61 pupils · North West 1052022/23: 104 · 53 pupils · North West 1042023/24: 103 · 62 pupils · North West 1042024/25: 103 · 61 pupils · North West 105104102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
23 of 23 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2323
2nd182
3rd130

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2022

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026290
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.0%
First language not English13.6%
SEN support12.9%
EHC plan3.3%
Absence (sessions missed)5.5%
Persistently absent pupils14.5%

Girls 49.1%Boys 50.9%

69% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.4
Pupils per adult10.8
  • Classroom teachers 12.7
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 10.4
  • Other support 5.2

Teachers 14.7 FTE · Whole workforce 30.2 · 51 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,801
Spend per pupil£7,861
Staff spend per pupil£6,242
Reserve per pupil−£1,069
  • −£304,638revenue reserve
  • −£17,063in-year balance

Grants £7,361 · self-generated £439 · premises £240 per pupil