Academy converter · North Tyneside

Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay

3–11Ages
330Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
148451URN

Seatonville Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 9EG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to North Tyneside median (1.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Tyneside

45 applications for 28 places · 32nd of 50 in North Tyneside

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

9 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
26 February 2014
Graded inspection: Good · as Star of the Sea RC VA Primary, URN 108622

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to North Tyneside median (1.8) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

45 applications · 28 places offered · 26 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2025 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.7
2024 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2023 1.7; North Tyneside median median 1.9
2022 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8
2021 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.5; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.6; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2017 2.0; North Tyneside median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.9; North Tyneside median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.8; North Tyneside median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; North Tyneside median median 2.0; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Tyneside median in 1 of 5 years.

This school
North Tyneside median

Dashed bars: as Star of the Sea RC VA Primary (URN 108622), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	45	1.6	26	0.93
Sep 2025	31	53	1.7	30	0.97
Sep 2024	33	63	1.9	34	1.03
Sep 2023	38	65	1.7	37	0.97
Sep 2022	42	61	1.5	43	1.02
Sep 2021 *	34	64	1.9	34	1.00
Sep 2020 *	46	70	1.5	41	0.89
Sep 2019 *	60	93	1.6	59	0.98
Sep 2018 *	42	79	1.9	37	0.88
Sep 2017 *	45	89	2.0	42	0.93
Sep 2016 *	53	98	1.9	49	0.92
Sep 2015 *	54	97	1.8	37	0.69
Sep 2014 *	50	108	2.2	47	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 87% · Maths 73% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%18th of 45 in North Tyneside

North Tyneside 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

North Tyneside 79% England 78%

Higher standard46%

North Tyneside 28% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard87%

North Tyneside 75% England 75%

Greater depth8%

North Tyneside 11% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

North Tyneside 79% England 77%

Higher standard25%

North Tyneside 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Tyneside median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	6%	108	104
2023/24	63%	2%	105	103
2022/23	66%	7%	107	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley BayThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

1.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Appletree Gardens First School
0.4 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

1.9applications per place
Langley First School
0.6 km · North Tyneside

2026

1.9applications per place
Preston Grange Primary School
0.7 km · North Tyneside

Remains Good2024

2.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Cullercoats
1.1 km · North Tyneside

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Monkhouse Primary School
1.6 km · North Tyneside

Good2023

2.8applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Whitehouse Primary School
1.7 km · North Tyneside

Serious weaknesses Inadequate2022

1.3applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
New York Primary School
1.8 km · North Tyneside

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
South Wellfield First School
1.8 km · North Tyneside

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.3applications per place

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148451 · 392/3317
Trust: Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 420 pupils · 330 on roll
Free school meals: 22.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 August 2021
Replaced: Star of the Sea RC VA Primary (URN 108622)
Address: Seatonville Road, Whitley Bay, NE25 9EG
Local authority: North Tyneside

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources