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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 April 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, URN 114574
- 12 February 2019Graded inspection: Good · as St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, URN 114574
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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 entry61 applications · 24 places offered · 21 named it first
FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.
- 2026 2.5; East Sussex median median 2.2
- 2025 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2024 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 1.8; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2022 2.0; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2021 1.8; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.9; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 2.1; East Sussex median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2017 2.5; East Sussex median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 3.2; East Sussex median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 3.0; East Sussex median median 1.8; as the previous school
- This school
- East Sussex median
Dashed bars: as St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (URN 114574), 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 | 24 | 61 | 2.5 | 21 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 * | 23 | 45 | 2.0 | 20 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2024 * | 29 | 52 | 1.8 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 * | 25 | 45 | 1.8 | 22 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2022 * | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 * | 25 | 46 | 1.8 | 23 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2020 * | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 67 | 2.2 | 34 | 1.13 |
| Sep 2018 * | 22 | 47 | 2.1 | 13 | 0.59 |
| Sep 2017 * | 30 | 76 | 2.5 | 30 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 66 | 2.2 | 37 | 1.23 |
| Sep 2015 * | 30 | 96 | 3.2 | 59 | 1.97 |
| Sep 2014 * | 30 | 90 | 3.0 | 53 | 1.77 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20242.5applications per place
- 0.6 km · East SussexRemains Good · improving20241.9applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
- 0.7 km · East SussexStandards maintained20252.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · East SussexRemains Outstanding20232.0applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
- 1.5 km · East Sussex20251.8applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · East SussexRemains Good20231.9applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · East SussexRequires improvement20241.7applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
- 2.0 km · East Sussex20251.9applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
- 2.1 km · East Sussex20261.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 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
- 151251 · 845/3353
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 201 on roll
- Free school meals
- 25.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 May 2025
- Replaced
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School (URN 114574)
- Address
- Magdalen Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN37 6EU
- Local authority
- East Sussex · Hastings
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources