Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Thorpe Road, Peterlee, SR8 4AB
99 pupils · 83% of 119 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Free school meals
- 52.5%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2024) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 12 November 2024, published 11 February 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.06 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 17 | 18 | 28 | 17 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Seascape Primary School 0.9 km · Most areas: Urgent improvement (2026)
- Cotsford Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Yohden Primary School 1.7 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Acre Rigg Academy 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Dene House Primary School 1.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Acre Rigg Infant School 1.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.