Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

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.

Digging deeper into the KS2 results, reading stands out as a particular strength. 93% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, and half achieved the higher standard — well above the national picture. In maths, 80% hit the expected mark, with 23% reaching the higher threshold. Writing was slightly lower, with 80% at expected and 17% at the higher level. The average reading score was 110, and the average maths score was 105. There is no progress data available for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils' starting points. But the raw attainment figures are strong, especially in reading, and the combined expected standard figure comfortably beats the local average. The school's overall ranking score of 70 places it in the top third of primary schools nationally.

The school is at full capacity with 210 pupils and is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 74 applications for 28 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.64. 27 of those applications were first preferences, and 27 offers were made. Facilities include a gymnasium, sports hall, playing fields, library, chapel and art studios, and the school runs clubs such as science, film, art and coding. Sports on offer include cricket, netball, dance, rounders, athletics, tennis and football. The school has a range of SEND provisions covering dyslexia, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, visual impairment, physical disability and other difficulties. This is a Catholic primary that will suit families prioritising strong academic outcomes in reading and a full set of Outstanding Ofsted grades, but they will need to apply early given the high demand for places.

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