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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Fylde, FY8 1LBPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Outstanding
Mar 2023
KS2 Results
70%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
27 1st-choice / 28 places
Ranking
#4,377
of 13,686 nationally

About Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School in Fylde was judged Outstanding across every category in its most recent Ofsted inspection, carried out in 2023. That includes the headline overall effectiveness grade, as well as quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. It is a clean sweep of top marks, and the school has held an Outstanding rating since at least its previous graded inspection in 2008. On the most informative exam metric available, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That is ten percentage points above the Lancashire local authority average of 60%, placing the school seventh out of 21 primary schools in Fylde. It also ranks within the top 50 nationally for this measure.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressKenilworth Road, Lytham St Annes, Fylde, FY8 1LB
HeadteacherNatalie Gregan
Local AuthorityLancashire
Number of Pupils210
Free School Meals (FSM)7.6%
School Capacity210 / 210 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Mar 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

Source: Ofsted, 21 May 2023. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

7
GymnasiumOutdoor PlaygroundSports HallPlaying FieldsArt StudiosLibraryChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

CricketNetballDanceRoundersAthleticsTennisFootball

Clubs & Activities

Science ClubFilm ClubArt ClubCoding

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageVisionPhysicalOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.