St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6EU
This school is closed (it closed in April 2025).
It was replaced by St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire O'Rourke
- Diocese
- Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 114574
- Local authority
- East Sussex
About this school
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School was a Roman Catholic voluntary aided primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 205 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 23 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 52% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 74% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 65% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 87% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 62% | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 194 |
| 2023/24 | 205 |
| 2024/25 | 205 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 4.8% | 28.8% | 205 | — |
| St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 201 | 0.0 miles |
| St Paul's Church of England Academy | 72% | 5.9% | 38.3% | 634 | 0.4 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy | 50% | 6.2% | 50.4% | 428 | 0.4 miles |
| Ark Blacklands Primary Academy | 92% | 5.1% | 21.9% | 623 | 0.9 miles |
| St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy | 63% | 6.1% | 36.4% | 400 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 28.78%
- English as an additional language
- 45.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.77%
- Persistent absence
- 12.17%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
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St Paul's Church of England Academy0.4 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · Hastings
-
St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy0.9 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
Other schools in St Leonards-on-Sea
- Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy Primary
- Churchwood Primary School Primary
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary Primary
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary Primary
- Robsack Wood Primary School Primary
- St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School Primary
- St Paul's Church of England Academy Primary
- Mulberry Academy St Leonards Secondary
- Lansdowne Children's Centre Other types
- New Horizons School (Part of the Sabden Multi Academy Trust) Academies
- Saxon Mount School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School teach?
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea.
- Has St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School?
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School had 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 8 July 2025.