Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Primary · Peterlee · SR8 4AB
Data updated
Ofsted category of concern
A formal designation, not a grade. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 12 November 2024
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99 pupils · 83% of 119 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Age range
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Free school meals
- 52.5% of pupils (January 2026)
- URN
- 152108
In figures
For September 2026 entry, 18 families named it first for 17 Reception places, 1.06 first choices per place. We hold 4 Reception admissions rounds for it, 2022 to 2026; none was decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 12 November 2024 Ofsted placed it in a category of concern (Special measures). In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.1% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026
1.06 first-choice applications per place17 places offered · 18 first-choice applications · oversubscribed
Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.
Admissions cutoff distance: Reception
The council did not publish a cutoff distance for 2026 entry.
Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: County Durham school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 92% (County Durham 90%, England 60%) · Black African 4% (County Durham 2%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (County Durham 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (County Durham 1%, England 4%) · Any other White background 1% (County Durham 2%, England 7%)
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms · how absence is measured
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 1/10among the most deprived tenth of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 17.3% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 30.2% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 16% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 31.5% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 39.7% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 49% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 36.9% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 14.1% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 3.9% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 2.4% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 3.8% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 33.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01020765 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £76,00095 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £59,000–£95,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are among the cheapest tenth of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 0an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 0an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 7an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 2an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted
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