# Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Cheshire West and Chester, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 290 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E135246. [Cheshire West and Chester](https://openindex.co.uk/cheshire-west-and-chester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 290
- Council: Cheshire West and Chester
- URN: 135246

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), December 2022
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 6 December 2022
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 62% of pupils at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in Cheshire West and Chester and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Cheshire West and Chester | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, a Voluntary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellesmere-port-catholic-high-school-a-voluntary-academy-e149631): 70 m. Secondary. Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 36.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [The Bridge Short Stay School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bridge-short-stay-school-e138450): 300 m. Pupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Hinderton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hinderton-school-e111510): 310 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2023
- [Whitby Heath Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitby-heath-primary-school-e111087): 510 m. Primary. Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ellesmere Port Christ Church CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellesmere-port-christ-church-cofe-primary-school-e111351): 770 m. Primary. School remains Good, December 2022. 41% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Ellesmere Port Church of England College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ellesmere-port-church-of-england-college-e146742): 790 m. Secondary. Good (overall), March 2023. Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/135246)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/135246)

## How to cite

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