Primary school

St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

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  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • East Sussex
  • TN37 6EU
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,099 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 41%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 78%78%2016/17: top 55%2017/18: top 40%40% · 2017/182018/19: top 90%2022/23: top 50%2023/24: top 75%2024/25: top 41%No exams

Against South East

Expected standard, RWM68% · South East 64%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM4% · South East 7%Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · South East 106Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score105 · South East 105Small cohort: 28 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 41% · 32 pupils · South East 57%2016/17: 62% · 34 pupils · South East 65%2017/18: 71% · 31 pupils · South East 68%2018/19: 47% · 32 pupils · South East 68%2022/23: 62% · 29 pupils · South East 61%2023/24: 52% · 23 pupils · South East 62%2024/25: 68% · 28 pupils · South East 64%71%41%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 32 pupils · South East 5%2016/17: 3% · 34 pupils · South East 8%2017/18: 6% · 31 pupils · South East 10%2018/19: 3% · 32 pupils · South East 10%2022/23: 3% · 29 pupils · South East 7%2023/24: 0% · 23 pupils · South East 7%2024/25: 4% · 28 pupils · South East 7%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 109 · 32 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 102 · 34 pupils · South East 1052017/18: 106 · 31 pupils · South East 1062018/19: 103 · 32 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 1062023/24: 103 · 23 pupils · South East 1062024/25: 107 · 28 pupils · South East 106109102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 32 pupils · South East 1032016/17: 105 · 34 pupils · South East 1042017/18: 104 · 31 pupils · South East 1052018/19: 102 · 32 pupils · South East 1052022/23: 105 · 29 pupils · South East 1042023/24: 104 · 23 pupils · South East 1042024/25: 105 · 28 pupils · South East 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
21 of 21 who put it first2014 · 56.6%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2121
2nd312
3rd90

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2024

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2016Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2018Ungraded visitas predecessor
  6. 2019Goodas predecessor
  7. 2024Remains Goodas predecessor

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026201
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.8%
First language not English45.9%
SEN support10.2%
EHC plan1.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils12.2%

Girls 49.3%Boys 50.7%

95.7% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.7
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 8.4
  • Leadership 1.8
  • Teaching assistants 5.8
  • Other support 4.7

Teachers 10.2 FTE · Whole workforce 20.6 · 30 people

Financials · 2024/25

Per-pupil figures left out: this return covers 4 months.

  • +£94,000revenue reserve
  • +£57,000in-year balance

Multi-academy trust: BOSCO CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST (13 academies) · trust reserve £2,853,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it