# Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay

Star 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.

Primary school. Code E148451. [North Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/north-tyneside)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 330
- Council: North Tyneside
- URN: 148451

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, May 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 9 May 2024
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, 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

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

- [Monkseaton High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkseaton-high-school-e108642): 220 m. Secondary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 44.1 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Appletree Gardens First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/appletree-gardens-first-school-e108584): 430 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024
- [Woodlawn School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodlawn-school-e108652): 560 m. Special. School remains Good, May 2024
- [Langley First School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langley-first-school-e108591): 590 m. Primary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met
- [Monkseaton Coastal School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkseaton-coastal-school-e108637): 630 m. Secondary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Preston Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/preston-grange-primary-school-e108578): 740 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2024. 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## 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/148451)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/148451)

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