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EnglandNorth WestCheshire West and ChesterCH65 7AQOur Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Primary

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Primary

Cheshire West and Chester · ELLESMERE PORT · CH65 7AQ www.ourladystar.cheshire.sch.uk

Pupils
332
cap. 420
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
332
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
332
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityCheshire West and Chester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio19.4:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School · Primary · Cheshire West and Chester

Finance£7092 spend / pupil£6632 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
62%
+10pp
72%62%51%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
3%
+3pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
23%
Writing expected standard
66%
Writing higher standard
3%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
13%
Science expected standard
70%
SPAG expected standard
82%
LA AVG 74.77%
SPAG higher standard
21%
LA AVG 27.97%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.93
Maths scaled score
103.0
LA AVG 104.48
GPS scaled score
105.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
332
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.4
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
27%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Capenhurst Lane, ELLESMERE PORT, CH65 7AQ
Local authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2562%3%80%23%66%3%72%13%70%82%105.0103.0105.016%332
2023/2452%0%79%23%61%0%74%10%68%68%105.0103.0104.017%345
2022/2372%6%91%28%75%8%79%15%74%81%106.0104.0106.0+2.80+0.50+1.6018%367
2018/1952%7%64%23%67%8%75%21%70%66%103.0104.0104.0-1.00-1.90-0.8012%444
2017/1851%3%78%19%70%8%65%13%81%68%104.0102.0103.0-1.00-2.00-1.5010%452
2016/1761%3%73%26%87%16%74%11%92%79%105.0103.0105.0+0.90+1.50-0.809%464

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2533221.116%14%27%6%14%
2023/2434517.817%11%22%6%16%
2022/2336719.118%9%20%5%13%
2021/2239120.715%7%17%7%21%
2020/2140221.011%6%14%
2018/1944424.612%6%13%4%7%
2017/1845226.310%6%14%5%11%
2016/1746423.29%6%14%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.