Not applicable primary school in Peterlee, County Durham
Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School
Thorpe Road, Horden, Peterlee, County Durham, SR8 4AB
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 12 November 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- Places
- 119
- How full
- 83% full — 99 of 119 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 49 / 50
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for County Durham 032F, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 17%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 30%
- Households owning their home
- 49%
- Households in social housing
- 37%
- Households with no car
- 33%
- Adults economically inactive
- 47%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 5–11
- Gender
- Not applicable
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- BISHOP CHADWICK CATHOLIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lisa Ashton
- Local authority
- County Durham
- Ward
- Horden & Dene House
- Constituency
- Easington
- URN
- 152108
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seascape Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 7% | 0.6 mi |
| Cotsford Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 53% | 0.9 mi |
| Yohden Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 57% | 1 mi |
| Acre Rigg AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 47% | 1.1 mi |
| Dene House Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2022 | 59% | 1.1 mi |
| Acre Rigg Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 1.1 mi |
| Easington Colliery Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 72% | 1.2 mi |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 74% | 1.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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