Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay

Primary · North Tyneside · NE25 9EG · URN 148451

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-05-09Cohort 330Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 52

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 54 schools in North Tyneside

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
67%
North Tyneside 58.7%England 61%
8.4 percentage points above the area average of 58.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
6%
North Tyneside 6.7%England 8%
0.7 percentage points below the area average of 6.7
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
108
North Tyneside 105.7England 105
2.3 above the area average of 105.7
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
North Tyneside 104.56England 105
0.6 below the area average of 104.6
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
106
North Tyneside 105.44England 105
0.6 above the area average of 105.4
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
31%
North Tyneside 25.8%England 32%
5.2 percentage points above the area average of 25.8
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
87%
North Tyneside 72.3%
14.7 percentage points above the area average of 72.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
87%
North Tyneside 67.9%
19.1 percentage points above the area average of 67.9
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
73%
North Tyneside 70.1%
2.9 percentage points above the area average of 70.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
52
North Tyneside 44
8 above the area average of 44
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against North Tyneside	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	67% North Tyneside 58.7%England 61%	8.4 percentage points above the area average of 58.7	6 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	6% North Tyneside 6.7%England 8%	0.7 percentage points below the area average of 6.7	2 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	108 North Tyneside 105.7England 105	2.3 above the area average of 105.7	3 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 North Tyneside 104.56England 105	0.6 below the area average of 104.6	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	106 North Tyneside 105.44England 105	0.6 above the area average of 105.4	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	31% North Tyneside 25.8%England 32%	5.2 percentage points above the area average of 25.8	1 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	87% North Tyneside 72.3%	14.7 percentage points above the area average of 72.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	87% North Tyneside 67.9%	19.1 percentage points above the area average of 67.9	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	73% North Tyneside 70.1%	2.9 percentage points above the area average of 70.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	52 North Tyneside 44	8 above the area average of 44	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

North Tyneside · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 24.3 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 5.8% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 22.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 13.3% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 14.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 31% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 6% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 67% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 93.4% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay Good at its inspection on 09/05/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, Whitley Bay is a primary school in North Tyneside, postcode NE25 9EG (URN 148451).
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