Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay
Primary schoolStar of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay is a primary school in North Tyneside, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 330 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 9 May 2024
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 67% of pupils at Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 63% in North Tyneside and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | North Tyneside | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 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
In a straight line- Monkseaton High SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional)220 m
- Appletree Gardens First SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024430 m
- Woodlawn SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, May 2024560 m
- Langley First SchoolPrimary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met590 m
- Monkseaton Coastal SchoolSecondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)630 m
- Preston Grange Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)740 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Tyneside
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).